The perilous road
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About this book
Fourteen-year-old Chris, bitterly hating the Yankees for invading his Tennessee mountain home, learns a difficult lesson about the waste of war and the meaning of tolerance and courage when he reports the approach of a Yankee supply troop to the Confederates, only to learn that his brother is probably part of that troop.
Reader Profile
3.7/5 · 1562 readers · 173 pages · ≈ 3 h 12 m · Light
How long does it take to read The perilous road?
About ≈ 3 h 12 m — 173 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.
How many pages is The perilous road?
173 pages in its most-read edition.
What genre is The perilous road?
It sits on the Historical Fiction, History, Fiction shelves.
Is The perilous road in the public domain?
No — it is still under copyright.
Who wrote The perilous road?
William O. Steele (1917–0).