The western adventures of Zebulon Crabtree

Description:

In 1849, Zeb's parents ship him off to St. Louis to become an apprentice tanner, but the naive twelve-year-old rebels, casting his lot with a cheating riverboat gambler, while a slave and an Indian medicine man try to get Zeb back on the right path. Includes historical notes, glossary, and bibliographical references.

subjects: Apprentices,  Conduct of life,  Fiction,  Gambling,  History,  Humorous stories,  Indians of North America,  Shamans,  Slavery,  Juvenile fiction,  Children's fiction,  Apprentices, fiction,  Slavery, fiction,  Indians of north america, fiction,  Conduct of life, fiction,  Missouri, fiction

Places: Missouri,  St. Louis (Mo.)

Times: 20th century