Three Golden Rivers

by Olive M. Price

Book Overview

Set in 1850, Three Golden Rivers tells the tale of the four orphaned Bayard children--Jenny, Stephen, Carlotta, and Mady--who must leave their farm and move to the city in order to support themselves. They find a home on the South Side of Pittsburgh in a shanty, known locally as a clinger, on the steep hillside overlooking the rivers and the city. Young readers will gravitate to this remarkable story full of the details of life in a robust...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822957078
• ISBN13: 9780822957072
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7