As wide as the river

Description:

When an angry mob drives Joseph Williams and his family from Jackson County, the twelve-year-old must face conflicts within his family, his own unsteady faith, and his growing desire for adventure as a riverboat pilot on the Missouri River.

subjects: River boats,  Frontier and pioneer life,  Family life,  Fiction,  Mormons,  History,  Mormons, fiction

Places: Missouri

Times: 19th century