Mailing May

Today, a trip of seventy-five miles is hardly remarkable, least of all for a young girl. In 1914, though, Charlotte May Pierstorff's wish to cross that distance through the mountains of Idaho to visit her grandmother was an ambitious undertaking. There were no roads for cars apart from the railroad, and a train ticket would have consumed a whole day's wages for her parents.

This picture book recounts the real events of how May reached her grandmother's home. Her own determination, her father's resourcefulness, and the United States mail made the journey possible.