A Land Remembered | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Tobias MacIvey - This character is the patriarch of his family, who migrates to the Florida wilderness and begins a successful cattle driving business while maintaining a level of dignity in a changing world.

Emma MacIvey - This character accompanies her spouse and infant to Florida to escape the encroaching Civil War in Georgia, while offering relentless support as the silent strength of the family.

Zech MacIvey - This character is brought to Florida from Georgia during the days leading up to the Civil War by his parents and eventually grows up to...
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