The rich history of river life in Kentucky permeates Janice Holt Giles's novel Run Me a River . Set in 1861, at the beginning of Kentucky's reluctant entry into the Civil War, the novel tells the story of a five-day adventure on the Green River. Aboard the Rambler , a ramshackle steamboat, Captain Bohannon Cartwright and his crew journey 184 miles and pick up two extra passengers along the way. The boatmenrescue "Sir Henry" Cole, a former Shakespearean actor, and his granddaughter Phoebe from their skiff when it overruns ...
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The rich history of river life in Kentucky permeates Janice Holt Giles's novel Run Me a River . Set in 1861, at the beginning of Kentucky's reluctant entry into the Civil War, the novel tells the story of a five-day adventure on the Green River. Aboard the Rambler , a ramshackle steamboat, Captain Bohannon Cartwright and his crew journey 184 miles and pick up two extra passengers along the way. The boatmenrescue "Sir Henry" Cole, a former Shakespearean actor, and his granddaughter Phoebe from their skiff when it overruns in a squall. As romance blossoms between Phoebe and Captain Bo, a conflict escalates between Confederate and Union forces fighting for control of the river. Janice Holt Giles (1905-1979), author of nineteen books, lived and wrote near Knifley, Kentucky, for thirty-four years. Her biography is told in Janice Holt Giles: A Writer's Life .
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New. Set in 1861, at the beginning of Kentucky's entry into the Civil War, this story takes place on a ramshackle steamboat as Captain Bohannon Cartwright and his crew journey 184 miles. Along the way they pick up two extra passengers-a former Shakespearean actor and his grandaughter Phoebe. Num Pages: 360 pages, 22. BIC Classification: FA; FV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 29. Weight in Grams: 671. 2003. 3 Reprint. Hardcover.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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