A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith, 1947, International Collectors Library A. R. Taylor or rustic-inspired interiors

or rustic-inspired interiors

Special features: Gramatky's lively watercolor illustrations fill the book

library-ready look with crisp spines and deep blue lettering

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this volume traces Haydn’s childhood

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Betty Smith, 1947, International Collectors Library A. R. Taylor or rustic-inspired interiors**Who wrote it** A Tree Grows in Brooklyn was written by Betty Smith, first published in 1943, and has remained in print without interruption since. This copy is the International Collectors Library edition, with drawings by Richard Bergere. Copyright 1947. **What it's about** The story of Francie Nolan, growing up in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in the early twentieth century, in a family that is poor but not defeated. It is one of the great American