Picture 1 of 2
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 2
Stock photo
Downriver by Richard S. Wheeler (2001, Hardcover)
Better World Books West (353217)
98.6% positive Feedback
Price:
US $6.57
Approximately£4.84
+ $8.00 postage
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay delivery label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
Book
- Buy it nowDownriver Hardcover Richard S. Wheeler
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherDoherty Associates, LLC, Tom & Co
ISBN-100312878451
ISBN-139780312878450
eBay Product ID (ePID)1776825
Product Key Features
Book TitleDownriver
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicWesterns, Historical
Publication Year2001
FeaturesRevised
GenreFiction
AuthorRichard S. Wheeler
Book SeriesSkye's West Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight16.6 Oz
Item Length8.6 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-040481
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"Wheeler is a master of character and plot, and this novel showcases his talents at their peak." - Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Draws his memorable characters with bold and bigger-than-life strokes." Terry C. Johnston, award-winning author of The Plainsman "Well-loved western writer Wheeler takes a big grip on afflictions of the heart in [ Downriver ]." -K irkus Reviews, "Wheeler is a master of character and plot, and this novel showcases his talents at their peak." -Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Draws his memorable characters with bold and bigger-than-life strokes." Terry C. Johnston, award-winning author ofThe Plainsman "Well-loved western writer Wheeler takes a big grip on afflictions of the heart in [Downriver]." -Kirkus Reviews
Series Volume Number12
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisAt the trapper's rendezvous in Wyoming in 1838, Barnaby Skye, seaman-deserter from the Royal Navy, is offered an opportunity to become a post trader in his Crow Indian wife's homeland. He begins the journey to St. Louis to present himself as a candidate for the job and undergoes a lesson in survival on a Missouri River steamboat., Barnaby Skye, seaman-deserter from the Royal Navy, Rocky Mountain trapper, and frontiersman extraordinaire, brings his Crow Indian wife, Many Quill Woman (whom Skye calls "Victoria"), to the trappers' rendezvous on the Popo Agie River of Wyoming in the summer of 1838. There, he learns that the beaver-trapping business is dying out. When he is offered a chance to become a post trader in Victoria's homeland, he makes the journey to St. Louis to present himself as a candidate for the job to the mighty managers of the Upper Missouri Outfit.The 2,000-mile voyage down the Missouri River steamboat Otter is a lesson in survival to Skye and Victoria. The river offers dangers at every turn - but the real danger lies in another passenger on the paddlewheel steamer, the Creole fur brigade leader Alexandre Bonfils. This nefarious man, with influential relatives in St. Louis, is a rival for the job Skye is seeking and is determined to be the only candidate by the time the Otter reaches the city.Adding to Skye's problems is his rescue of a Cheyenne woman, Lame Deer, who needs to get to St. Louis to find her missing husband - a white man who has deserted her and their two children to marry into a prominent St. Louis family.
LC Classification NumberPS3573.H4345D69 2001
