Allison Lassieur once lived in Tennessee and traveled the path Hattie and her family might have followed from Nashville to the banks of the Mississippi River near Memphis. Today she lives in upstate New York and shares a 110-year-old house with her husband, her daughter, three dogs, two cats, and more history books than she can count.

"Easy-to-understand text is presented in large print and, along with the color photos and short chapters, invites the reader to explore these ancient cultures." —School Library Connection