[Libs-Or] Identifying Oregon Book

[Baars, Bill]

Robin,
Definitely Nard Jones' "Swift Flows the River." Good call. 449 pages - definitely a big book for a grade schooler!
Bill

"Along the shores and on the rushing waters of the Columbia, the story of Captain Caleb Paige is told in this powerful historic novel.
Events move at a terrific pace, just as they did in those days when the Columbia was in her high glory. It is not long before we find the story of Caleb Paige becoming the story of steamboating on the mighty waters of the Columbia and the no less turbulent Snake."

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From: libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:libs-or-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Robin Beerbower
Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2011 8:07 AM
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Subject: [Libs-Or] Identifying Oregon Book

Can someone help with a query from a Washington colleague?  Following is from his patron.  I suggested Nard Jones and will steer him to the Oregon authors site and 100 Oregon Books list, but maybe someone knows the answer.  Thanks!

"The second was about a boy who lost his family in an Indian attack in
Oregon who then grew up on river boats (paddle wheelers/steamboats) on
the Columbia, Umpqua, and Umatilla Rivers (at least). Not sure if it was
fiction or non-fiction. Thanks ...
The second book I read in grade school (which is about 35-38 years ago),
was after the Oregon Trail period - the book starts with the family
already settled in the NW Territory and they get attacked by Indians and
the boy runs off and survives. Then somehow he meets up with a steamboat
captain and lives with him and travels up and down the Columbia and the
Pacific in steamboats. Hmmm, maybe it was just a childhood dream??? :-):-)
Was more of an adult book I believe. I recall it was quite thick for my
age - about 400 pages?
Patron:
14:24:00 2011/05/16 (GMT -0700) Here is an article that names a lot of
the steamboats that were in the book...
http://www.nwcouncil.org/history/Steamboats.asp "





Robin Beerbower
Fiction Selector
 & Homebound Services
Salem Public Library
PO Box 14810 (97309)
585 Liberty SE (97301)
Salem, OR
503-588-6089


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