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A story of the days when the Ohio Valley was being settled, and "Big Jim Wilson" and his gang had their stronghold in Mammoth Cave. Young Tom Lockwood and his parents started from Philadelphia to take up land in Missouri. But they fell into the hands of Big Jim's gang and their journey down the big river nearly cost them their lives.

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Stephen W. Meader

Stephen W. Meader

1892 - 1977
American
Born on May 2, 1892 to Walter Meader, a Quaker educator, and his homemaker wife, Lucy, Stephen Warren Meader grew up during the era of Theodore Roosev... See more
Edward Shenton

Edward Shenton

1895 - 1977
American
Edward Shenton, a native of Pottstown, Pennsylvania, is the illustrator of more than a hundred books and many magazine stories. He is also the autho... See more

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Down the Big River
Reprinted in 2022 by Purple House Press
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Down the Big River
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Reviews

Plumfield and Paideia

Down the Big River
Reviewed by Sara Masarik
This story, like so many of Stephen Meader’s stories, is practically perfect for young readers. The language is complex and elegant. The vernacular is fun to read. The characters are so alive that they jump off the page. The description is so well drawn that it plays like a movie in your head as you read. It is historically sound. It is patriotic. It is moral. And it is good wholesome fun. It is hard not to learn a bit of history while chewing on your fingernails to see how Tom will overtake the pirate camp.

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