The Traveler's Tricks

The Traveler's Tricks
The cover of The Traveler's Tricks.
Caroline's Series
Published	2014
Author	Laurie Calkhoven
Illustrator	Sergio Giovine
ISBN	1609583671
Setting	Autumn, 1813
In relation to Caroline's Series	After the events of The Smuggler's Secrets

The Traveler's Tricks is a Historical Character Mystery that is part of Caroline's books.

Characters

From the Central Series

• Caroline Abbott
• Rhonda Hathaway
• Mama Abbott
• John Abbott
• Grandmother Livingston

Introduced

• Mrs. Potter
• Jackson Potter
• Peter Danforth
• Robert Herrick
• Charles Jencks
• Elizabeth Bullard
• Perley Annable
• Mary
• Mr. and Mrs. Wendell
• Henry Bullard

Chapter By Chapter Summary

Looking Back

Discusses stagecoach travel and roadside taverns during the 1810s. Topics covered:

• The rarity for people on the frontier to travel to bigger cities, and how long it would have taken to travel between Sackets Harbor to Albany during the 1810s.
• The condition of stagecoaches, with many only having curtains to shield their passengers from outside weather and dirt and limited room for passengers and their baggage.
• Risks travelers took with traveling by stagecoach, such as possible carriage accidents and the passengers having to help with roadside repairs.
• Stagecoaches serving as targets for thieves that can take baggage without being seen, only for the theft to be discovered long after the thief had left.
• Ways travelers could pass the time, such as carrying conversations amongst themselves or telling tall tales and singing songs with the driver.
• Roadside taverns aiding passing travelers by providing hot food, drinks, a fire, and rooms to share with others and for sleep during the night.
• Taverns that helped those in their community by functioning as a post office, as well as being a place to buy or sell horses, hear gossip, or play games.
• Suspicion villagers had towards traveling entertainers, especially magicians as very few understood that their tricks were just illusions and not real magic.