Down the River; Or, Buck Bradford and His Tyrants

An 1868 juvenile adventure novel by Oliver Optic, narrated by Buck Bradford, who endures mistreatment by the Fishley family before embarking with his invalid sister on a voyage down the Wisconsin and Mississippi Rivers to New Orleans. It concludes the Starry Flag Series.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

Topic

Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic adventure and the sea›Boyhood, camps, and scout troops›Boat clubs, cruises, and houseboats

Reader

Young readers›Adventure and the sea›Boyhood, camps, and scout troops›Boat clubs, cruises, and houseboats