The Underground River

This is a story about the edge of Missouri and Kansas right before the civil war. It explains the uncertainties the people felt about whether there would be a war or not. It explains how those who were for slaves and abolitionists came face to face in normal family circles and in crisis. It was a si......more

Well, you can tell WHY Jeanne Williams has earned the Spur Award! This story is about a girl, Christy, who moves to Missouri-Kansas border area with her family and watches her brothers grow up and leave, one falling in love with the daughter of a man he works for, Bishop Jardine, a slave-holder. Chr......more

This book, The Underground River, is the first book of the Beneath the Burning Ground series by Jeanne Williams. Jeanne Williams is from Elkhart, Kansas. This book took place in the late 1850s in Kansas and Missouri. It told of events that are leading up to The Civil War. This story is about the Wa......more