Down the Big River
| Year of Publication |
1924
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
270 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Author | |
| Publisher |
Harcourt, Brace and Company
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| City |
New York
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| Abstract |
Follows an orphan boy and his uncle who set out from Bucks County for Missouri. The first five chapters follow the protagonists to Pittsburgh, where they wait 20 days for their flatboat before pushing off down the Ohio River.
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| Author Biography |
Stephen Meader (1892-1977), born a Quaker, wrote more than 40 books for children.
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| Time |
1800s
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