River of Peril

by Susan K. Marlow

Jem Coulter thinks his family is just on a sightseeing trip to the big city of Sacramento. Then armed bandits hold up the stagecoach for the secret stash they're carrying: gold for the Union Army fighting the distant Civil War Suddenly war isn't so far away; it's right there on the road to Sacramento, with Jem's father, the sheriff of Goldtown, fighting against the rebel army's Knights of the Golden Circle. When the family finally reaches the city,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0825442974
• ISBN13: 9780825442971
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Kregel Publications
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7