Support The
Ossabaw Island Foundation by purchasing
Eleanor Torrey West’s award winning
book:
Maria
Bosomworth and William Rodgers
Introduction: From the
deep woods of Ossabaw Island came a
very special piglet and from the
family of the author came a very
special puppy. This is the true story
of their love and friendship written
and photographed by Eleanor Torrey
West.
The piglet, Maria Bosomworth, was
named after the Creek Indian princess
Coosaponakakeesa, or, in English,
Mary. Mary married an Englishman, the
Reverend Thomas Bosomworth. Mary
Bosomworth’s history was closely
intertwined with that of Ossabaw.
On a visit to Ossabaw Island, William
Rodgers, a writer and friend of the
author, saved the life of a puppy.
The puppy was named for him.
Maria Bosomworth and William Rodgers
was first published in 1976. This
second printing is made possible by
the generosity of the Mills B. Lane
memorial Foundation. Maria Bosomworth
and William Rodgers won an award of
excellence in the 1976 Southern Book
Competition sponsored by the
Southeastern Library Association.
From letters
Received by the Author:
“A lovely, warm,
touching tale of a need in all us
all. I enjoyed it and will read it
again and again.”
“I loved the animal pictures and
the warmth and love.”
It’s and dear and tender story
and everyone who reads it cries a
little.”
“A wonderful book-such things
are the joy of life.”
“The theme bearing on the People
Who Stop and the people Who Go By is
a simplistic wonder.”
All
the profits from the sale of the book
will go to The Ossabaw Island Foundation,
which is dedicated to education,
research, and the preservation of this
wild land and its animals.
To purchase one of these special books
send $20.00 + $4.00 shipping and handling
to:
The Ossabaw Island Foundation
305 Fahm Street
Savannah, GA 31401
Please include a shipping address and a
copy will be sent to you.
Thank you for your support of The Ossabaw
Island Foundation.
For additional information
about Ossabaw: info@ossabawisland.org
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