1829, down the Río Grande
By: Laurie Lawlor.
Series: American sisters
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Voyages and travels -- Juvenile fiction.; Frontier and pioneer life -- Fiction.; Sisters -- Fiction.; Voyages and travels -- Fiction.; Mexicans -- History -- Fiction.; Rio Grande -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Other titles: Down the Río Grande
Description: Sixteen-year-old Rosita Trevino dreams of a better life, as does her book loving stepsister, Maria Alvarez.  Neither girl can imagine the danger they will face when they run away and catch a steamboat bound for Texas.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-182)
"A Minstrel hardcover."