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Synopsis
Fourteen-year-old Abe was anxious for adventure and a wider world beyond St. Louis. In 1811, working on a keelboat going down the Mississippi seemed the way to do it. He could read and write and do mathematics, and his common sense and good humor more than made up for what he might still lack in height and strength. Captain Byrne saw that in him when he hired Abe as cabin boy onboard the Rosalie.
In addition to a cargo of furs and shot, the keelboat carried French passengers, Antoinette and her father. Soon Abe was not only keeping the books for the captain and learning to read the surface of the river for sandbars sawyers and planters, he was also instructing the lovely Toni in English. And he was secretly curious about the mystery of a young ladys picture in the captains cabin.
As the keelboat moved down the Mississippi, toward New Orleans, Abe learned to be a deck hand and to use the cordelle, for moving the boat against the tide. His impression about Indians was broadened as the captain met with the Choctaws to trade shot and gunpowder for food. A run-in with river pirates brought out Abes cleverness and heroism under pressure.
But his ultimate test of courage came when the New Madrid Earthquake struck and its aftershocks rained terror on all men and beasts. Abe pitched in to help wherever he was needed, unmindful of the danger, and without complaint, as the wild and terrible circumstances dictated. He was under self-control even when the raging Mississippi River ran backward!
In a Postlude containing a long letter from Abe, finally in New Orleans, to his parents, the author gives the reader additional details about the earthquake and its destruction from Abes point of view. Abe is now safe, and reporting the news to them. The letter is a dazzling finish to the adventure.
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About the Author
Edith McCalls many educational, American history novels are well-known to elementary school teachers throughout the United States. In series format, her books have breathed life into historical people and events, and have helped youngsters see our history as real. ABE AND THE WILD RIVER is new. It shows the master author in top form. Edith McCall is a resident of Missouri.
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- PublisherRoyal Fireworks Pr
- Publication date1999
- ISBN 10 088092439X
- ISBN 13 9780880924399
- BindingPaperback
- Edition number1
- Number of pages183
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Abe and the Wild River
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Royal Fireworks Press, Unionville, New York, 1999
ISBN 10: 088092439X
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. CS2 - A paperback book SIGNED and dated by author with "I hope you'll enjoy this story-" written on the title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 8.5"x5.5", 184 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # ec320
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1999 McCall, Edith ABE AND THE WILD RIVER Unionville, NY: Royal Fireworks Press, c1999 184pp 8vo Inscribed by the author on title page Uncreased spine, as new trade paperback. Seller Inventory # 3656
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