The Broken Blade

The Broken Blade
ISBN-10
044041184X
ISBN-13
9780440411840
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
178
Language
English
Published
1997
Publisher
New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub.
Author
William Durbin

Description

In 1800, 13-year-old Pierre La Page never imagined he'd be leaving Montreal to paddle 2,400 miles. It was something older men, like his father, did. But when Pierre's father has an accident, Pierre quits school to become a voyageur for the North West Company, so his family can survive the winter. It's hard for Pierre as the youngest in the brigade. From the treacherous waters and cruel teasing to his aching and bloodied hands, Pierre is miserable. Still he has no choice but to endure the trip to Grand Portage and back.

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