Wind on the River: A Story of the Civil War

by Laurie Lawlor

Book Overview

Read about 15-year-old John Griffith Allen, a Confederate soldier who survives the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 only to be captured by Yankee soldiers and sent as a prisoner of war to the notorious... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0769634257
• ISBN13: 9780769634258
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: School Specialty Publishing
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Wind on the River, a Story of the Civil War

This is a book about a 15 year old soldier in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. His name is Private John Griffin Allen. After barely surviving the Battle of Gettysburg, being taken a prisoner of war, switching sides, taking a steamboat up the Missouri River, working at Fort Rice, and being attacked by Native Americans, "Griff," faces death, diverts his prejudices, and learns the meaning of heroism.

Wind on the River by Laurie Lawlor

This story is about Private John Griffith Allen, a young Confederate soldier who is unable to read or write and likes to be called Griff. Griff has two friends named Wiley and Wallace. He gives Wiley a small bell. Later he gets his money taken from him and gets captured by Yankees. He sees Wiley and they take the oath of allegiance making them Yankees. They go on a steamboat to Montana. He makes friends with a little girl named Alma. With all the tradegies occurring, like his friends dying, he finally is a heroe. I think this is a wonderfully written book.

Wind on the River by Laurie Lawlor

This story is about Private John Griffith Allen, a young Confederate soldier who is unable to read or write and likes to be called Griff. Griff has two friends named Wiley and Wallace. He gives Wiley a small bell. Later he gets his money taken from him and gets captured by Yankees. He sees Wiley and they take the oath of allegiance making them Yankees. They go on a steamboat to Montana. He makes friends with a little girl named Alma. With all the tradegys occurring, like his friends dying, he finally is a heroe.