Kirkus Reviews: Dead Man's Rapids

Kirkus Reviews

February 04, 2017

Dead Man's Rapids (William Durbin and Barbara Durbin) Fine historical fiction that will successfully transport readers into an out-of-the-ordinary time and place.

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