In 1805, two boys encounter vicious river pirates on their way to help settle the American Midwest.
I am very pleased to offer another of Stephen W. Meader's beautifully-written historical adventures. A prominent theme of this novel is "Manifest Destiny," a driving force in 19th-century American politics and government. The credo of Manifest Destiny held that white Americans were divinely foreordained to push westward and settle the continent. This book presents an accurate portrayal of (and celebrates) some of the people caught up in that undertaking. But it is important to acknowledge that Manifest Destiny was an imperialist and racist idea that directly resulted in the displacement and death of thousands of indigenous North Americans, the theft of their homeland, and eventually the forced removal of their children to boarding schools that worked to strip them of their language and culture.
- Summary by Warren Bergmann
I am very pleased to offer another of Stephen W. Meader's beautifully-written historical adventures. A prominent theme of this novel is "Manifest Destiny," a driving force in 19th-century American politics and government. The credo of Manifest Destiny held that white Americans were divinely foreordained to push westward and settle the continent. This book presents an accurate portrayal of (and celebrates) some of the people caught up in that undertaking. But it is important to acknowledge that Manifest Destiny was an imperialist and racist idea that directly resulted in the displacement and death of thousands of indigenous North Americans, the theft of their homeland, and eventually the forced removal of their children to boarding schools that worked to strip them of their language and culture.
- Summary by Warren Bergmann
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Chapter I
10:25 - Chapter 2
Chapter II
08:59 - Chapter 3
Chapter III
13:40 - Chapter 4
Chapter IV
11:36 - Chapter 5
Chapter V
11:58 - Chapter 6
Chapter VI
17:30 - Chapter 7
Chapter VII
06:10 - Chapter 8
Chapter VIII
14:54 - Chapter 9
Chapter IX
13:18 - Chapter 10
Chapter X
14:12 - Chapter 11
Chapter XI
12:14 - Chapter 12
Chapter XII
14:47 - Chapter 13
Chapter XIII
16:27 - Chapter 14
Chapter XIV
10:39 - Chapter 15
Chapter XV
12:53 - Chapter 16
Chapter XVI
09:22 - Chapter 17
Chapter XVII
13:20 - Chapter 18
Chapter XVIII
18:43 - Chapter 19
Chapter XIX
14:33 - Chapter 20
Chapter XX
10:47 - Chapter 21
Chapter XXI
12:13 - Chapter 22
Chapter XXII
12:49 - Chapter 23
Chapter XXIII
11:45 - Chapter 24
Chapter XXIV
12:24 - Chapter 25
Chapter XXV
18:34 - Chapter 26
Chapter XXVI
31:10 - Chapter 27
Chapter XXVII
07:41