The western adventures of Zebulon Crabtree
By: by Joseph Helgerson.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780618883950
Subjects: Apprentices -- Fiction.; Gambling -- Fiction.; Slavery -- Fiction.; Shamans -- Fiction.; Indians of North America -- Missouri -- Fiction.; Conduct of life -- Fiction.; Humorous stories.; St. Louis (Mo.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: In 1849, Zeb's parents ship him off to St. Louis to become an apprentice tanner, but the naive twelve-year-old rebels, casting his lot with a cheating riverboat gambler, while a slave and an Indian medicine man try to get Zeb back on the right path. Includes historical notes, glossary, and bibliographical references.