The Perilous Road - Hardcover

Steele, William O.; Fritz, Jean

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0152052038 ISBN 13: 9780152052034

Publisher: Clarion Books, 2004

Synopsis

Fourteen-year-old Chris, bitterly hating the Yankees for invading his Tennessee mountain home, learns a difficult lesson about the waste of war and the meaning of tolerance and courage when he reports the approach of a Yankee supply troop to the Confederates, only to learn that his brother is probably part of that troop.Fourteen-year-old Chris, bitterly hating the Yankees for invading his Tennessee mountain home, learns a difficult lesson about the waste of war and the meaning of tolerance and courage when he reports the approach of a Yankee supply troop to the Confederates, only to learn that his brother is probably part of that troop.

About this title

Review:

"This is one of Mr. Steele's best books, an engrossing, realistic story of a Tennessee mountain boy who, during the Civil War, comes to realize that war is terrible no matter where
one's sympathies lie."--Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

WILLIAM O. STEELE (1917-1979) published thirty-nine books over his long career, many of them award winners. A native of Franklin, Tennessee, he set many of his historical adventures in the hills and valleys where he grew up.

About this edition

• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0152052038
• ISBN 13: 9780152052034
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 156