ohio river

In 1828, while traveling from Illinois to Kentucky, twelve-year-old Jesse and her two brothers and sister lose their parents to the milk sickness and must try to finish the dangerous journey by themselves.

Traces the exploration of the Ohio River and discusses the importance of the river's geographic position and the resources of its valley in the history of the nation.

A rhyming text describes an incident on the Ohio River in 1910 in which the steamboat Virginia went aground in a cornfield.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text describe the Ohio River, the people and businesses found along its coast, its history, th pollution that threatens it, and other related topics.

Recounts the adventures of nineteen-year-old Abe Lincoln and his friend Allen Gentry on a flatboat journey down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers.

Recounts the voyage in 1811 of the "New Orleans", the first steamboat to travel down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, a trip fraught with dangers including North America's most violent earthquake.

In 1815, the McClures sail their flatboat from Pittsburgh down the Ohio River and settle in what would later become Indiana.

Explores the history and geological features of the Ohio River, which flows from Pennsylvania to the Mississippi River; discusses its wildlife, people and communities, trade, and industries; and looks at the river as a source of water, power, and entertainment.

In 1828, while traveling from Illinois to Kentucky, twelve-year-old Jesse and her two brothers and sister lose their parents to the milk sickness and must try to finish the dangerous journey by themselves.