Death on the River

Death on the River
ISBN-10
1554691117
ISBN-13
9781554691111
Series
Death on the River
Category
Juvenile Fiction
Pages
193
Language
English
Published
2009-10-01
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Author
John Wilson

Description

Jake Clay, a Union soldier at the end of the Civil War, journeys through the country to return home, haunted by the thoughts of those who had died so that he could live.

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