Title: Desperate journey
Description: In the mid-1800s, with both her father and her uncle in jail on an assault charge, Maggie, her brother, and her ailing mother rush their barge along the Erie Canal to deliver their heavy cargo in time to avoid losing all they have.
Subjects: Canal-boats, Juvenile fiction, Families, Family life, Fiction
Places: Erie Canal, New York (State), Erie Canal (N.Y.)