Children of the River

Hargrave #1

by William Lavender

First book in the three-volume series entitled The Hargrave Journal, which traces the history of an American family from the frontier wilderness of the Ohio River Valley in the early 1800s to booming post-Civil War California.

Genres: Fiction

445 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

About the author

WILLIAM LAVENDER'S career has spanned the areas of music, film documentary, theater, and literature. He published six adult novels in the seventies and eighties that received accolades, were brought out in many languages, and even made the Publishers Weekly bestseller list. JUST JANE was his first novel for young readers. William lives with his wife in Riverside, California.

Reviews

[Amber · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book wasn't very good.
Not even sure how I got it

[Dana · Rating 5 out of 5]

This trilogy is absolutely the best thing you could read, that you have never heard of.
They are funny, heartfelt, packed with story, vivid settings and great characters. I don't know why they weren't more popular, just goes to show.

[Karen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good historical novel. Ready to move on to the second in the series. Hope the library has it since it is an older book.