Swift Rivers
Language: English
Published by Little Brown & Company, Boston, Massachusetts, 1932
- First Edition
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: hookonbooks, Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.hookonbooks
AbeBooks seller since March 20, 2026
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 75.00
Quantity: 1 available
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A vintage historical novel for young readers by Cornelia Meigs, the author of Invincible Louisa. Set in the early 1800s, it follows a young man’s adventure as he helps float a huge raft of logs down the Mississippi from the northern forests to the sawmills of St. Louis. The story is full of river hazards, rival lumbermen, and frontier details, and it was named a Newbery Honor Book in 1933. A good find for collectors of Newbery titles, vintage children’s literature, or Midwest and river history, and still an enjoyable read. The pages are clean with no highlighting or underlining. Missing dust jacket. The front inner cover has a light stain in the crease. The book is in good used condition with normal shelf wear.
Seller Inventory # ABE-1791993014312
Bibliographic details
- Title
- Swift Rivers
- Author
- Cornelia Meigs
- Publisher
- Little Brown & Company, Boston, Massachusetts
- Publication year
- 1932
- Condition
- Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Forrest W. Orr
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 14 ounces
- Dimensions
- 5.5 centimeters width by 8 centimeters height by 1.25 centimeters depth
hookonbooks
Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since March 20, 2026
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 14 business days | 2 to 5 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | US$ 7.00 | US$ 14.00 |
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