THE VOYAGERS

by Dale Van Every ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 22, 1957

Another tale of derring-do against the background of the American frontier, this is set in the Ohio River valley, and ranges down to New Orleans, back to Louisville, inland to Indian settlements- in the days of Indian massacres at the strategic points along the river -- and to river pirates, as ruthless as the Indiana. The story begins and ends in Traners Landing, below Pittsburgh. And the central figure is Abel Traner, the only responsible one of the family, who breaks away from responsibility to shift for himself on the river he knows and loves. His adventures included some brushes with Wilkinson, of the grandiose schemes; some give and take- mostly take- in acquisition of riches beyond his dreaming, and their equally undreamed of loss. Of women, from the exquisite Madame Baynton, for whom he ultimately paid the price of his own freedom, to the undependable Magda, to Hagar, who won her man, and back to Eather, at home, grown up and ready to give him the security he'd learned to want. Good period adventure.

Pub Date: Aug. 22, 1957

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Holt

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 1, 1957

Categories: FICTION