Rideau River Mystery: A Billings Kids History Mystery Book One

The Billings Kids History Mystery series begins with 12-year-old Elkanah Stowell, who ventures into the wilderness with his uncle, Braddish Billings, to help found what will become the Billings Bridge settlement. He's an orphan, so he has to grow up quickly. He helps his uncle build a log cabin, plant crops for the upcoming winter, and drive log cribs down the Rideau River into the Ottawa – and ev...