Setting

Setting - time and place and any special details that seem to relate to the story's development.  It's Emily again. This story is taking place during the late Winter/ early Spring. I remember Tilly stating that her garden wasn't thawed enough even in April. I'm not sure what year it takes place, but i know the story states the time as one month after Lincoln's inauguration. In the first chapter, Howard Hutchings described the land as " hardscrabble yellow clay" which I found interesting. During the first chapter, Howard and his family ( strictly the boys) were making their way to Grand Tower, Illinois. This is where " Grandma Tilly " lived as a child to her adulthood.

Hey, it's Mary. I think it said that the date was 1861 in Grand Tower, Illinois. The first chapter about Howard was when the first car, the Model T, was made in 1916. I found that interesting because in the part about Tilly, they didn't even have a stove to cook on yet.