Hitty: Her First Hundred Years

Chronicles of a small wooden doll begin in the early 1800s when she is given to a Maine girl named Phoebe Preble. From then on, Hitty travels across continents, surviving a whaling voyage, moving through different owners, and witnessing the sweeping changes of a century. Her memoir mixes lively sea adventures with quiet reflections on the passage of time, showing how a simple toy experiences history's biggest events.