Papa's Portrait: An 1820 Stephenson House Short Story

by D L Andersen

Seven year old Benjamin Van Stephenson overhears his parents arguing one night over things his young mind can't quite comprehend. His father, Colonel Benjamin Stephenson, Sr, wrestles with precarious banking practices, land speculating and an ambitious family friend, Governor Ninian Edwards. Over the course of the next few years, young Ben realizes just how precarious his father's position is in the new frontier river town of Edwardsville, Illinois...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0692529322
• ISBN13: 9780692529324
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: D & D Enterprise Publishing
• Length: 78 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"