The Perilous Road

Name: The Perilous Road
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: William O. Steele
ISBN: 9781593163181

Author: William O. Steele

Narrator: Ramon de Ocampo

Unabridged: 3 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listen & Live Audio

Published: 04/10/2025

Categories: Children's Fiction, Historical Stories, Action & Adventure Stories

Synopsis

Chris Brabson is full of hate. He hates the Yankee soldiers who are camping in his beloved Tennessee woods; he hates their snotty Northern ways and their belief that they know what's best for the South; he hates that they've taken all of his family's food to feed their own troops. And he hates that his own brother has joined the Union side of the war when, to Chris, it is clear that the Confederacy is the side to fight for. When his hatred proves more powerful than good sense, Chris spies for the Confederates, revealing that a Union wagon train is camped in a valley near his home -- and his brother is probably in that train. Caught in the bitter battle at dawn, Chris discovers that in war, nothing is clear-cut -- good and bad are equally laid to waste by the horrors of the battlefield.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jen (bookscoffeedogs)

Another read to the kids aloud for their history curriculum. I thought this was a good book. It did a good job of showing the many facets of war, sides, me right, you wrong, etc. It gets pretty graphic in the second to last chapter, but I think it was done well. Even a good read for grown ups who sw......more

Goodreads review by Luisa

I wasn't a huge fan of the story, though I do see how the book could be used to see how hatred looks and acts. It's not a pretty picture. Chris Brabson is full of loathing for the Union Army - all because they stole his shirt. That's how it began, but now he has a pile of other things (some legit and......more

Goodreads review by Jenny

A very quick and enjoyable listen on audio. I was concerned when I began the book due to it's age and setting that racism would often rear it's head. This was not the case. There is one instance near the beginning when outdated language is used to describe Native Americans, however there were no ins......more