A while back, I read a post regarding a book I believe to have been titled.."Follow the River" has to do with Laura Ingals Wilder and her struggles on the praire. I believe the post mentioned the author and said it was a good book with info on homesteading.. anyone know what I am talking about. I had the book store order this out of print book for me and left all my info with them..the book that came in was not the correct one. I have checked the archives and didn't find the info I am looking for. Thanks,Sandi

-- Sandi Stripling (msjazt@aol.com), March 07, 2002

Answers

The author of Follow the River is James Alexander Thom

Polly

-- (jserg45@hotmail.com), March 07, 2002.

Hi Sandi, I don't know of a book with that title, but I'm a big Little House fan, even visited the house and homestead in DeSmet, SD a few years back (I live in VA). Anyway, here's a link that'll give you 67 Little House books to choose from. http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/search/59862740? field=author&query=Laura+Ingalls+Wilder&action=Go%21&nav_search=1'll

-- Sharon (chessyemailaddy@notreal.com), March 07, 2002.

Let me try that again, it seemed to add a couple letters at the end that don't belong:

http://www.christianbook.com/Christian/Books/search/59862740? field=author&query=Laura+Ingalls+Wilder&action=Go%21&nav_search=1

-- Sharon (chessyemailaddy@notreal.com), March 07, 2002.

Try going to Abebooks.com Do a search by the author's name, or even a keyword ( or two) from the title. I used to always use Bookfinder.com until they merged with Amazon. Same with Alibris. I like the independent listers.

Follow the River is a wonderful true story about a pioneer woman in Sw/Va in the Ingalls settlement taken prisoner by the Indians when most all the pioneers in their settlement were killed by Indians pretending to be friendly.

Forced to march to Chillicothe Ohio, the story details events along the way and during her captivity.

After a time in the Indian town, she escaped with an old Dutch woman, who eventually went crazy and became a threat to her life.

They followed the rivers to find their way home. Knowing the area of Greenbrier and the Greenbrier river where she scaled a cliff, makes the book almost a personal story for me. A fascinating read if you like pioneer history.

A very brave and strong woman. Like most homesteaders! ! !

-- J McFerrin (JMcFerrin@aol.com), March 07, 2002.

You can't post really long internet addresses or URLs or whatever here - the software will break them in the middle and insert spaces. Better to just go to the base address and search from there.

-- Don Armstrong (darmst@yahoo.com.au), March 07, 2002.

Think this was made into a movie I saw on TV. Think I will get the book.

-- Helena (windyacs@npacc.net), March 07, 2002.

A recent thread mentioned Little House in the Ozarks, The rediscovered Writings of Laura Ingalls Wilder. I just received mine this week from Edward R. Hamilton, so they probably still have some in stock if anyone is interested. For those who haven't heard of them, they're a discount bookseller (www.EdwardRHamilton.com). I'm looking forward to reading mine.

-- Laurie in NC (lepick3@hotmail.com), March 08, 2002.