Swift Rivers

Swift Rivers is a children's historical novel by Cornelia Meigs. Set in 1835 Minnesota, orphan Chris Dahbert lives with his drunk and abusive uncle on the Goose Wing River. After his uncle kicks him out, Chris lives with his grandfather, Alexis, a man of simple means. To supplement his grandfather's meagre income, Chris and his friend Eric decide to float logs down to the Mississippi River to sell in St. Louis.^[1] The novel was a Newbery Honor recipient in 1933.^[2]

Swift Rivers

Author	Cornelia Meigs
Illustrator	Forrest W. Orr
Language	English
Genre	Children's literature
Publisher	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date	1932
Publication place	United States