It was 1870 and Ginny Williams was twelve years old when she climbed aboard a Mississippi River steamboat to participate in one of the most famous races in American history.

American history as told by the youngsters who lived it. Learn about: Colonial America, The Revolutionary War, Slavery & Plantation Life, the Lewis & Clark Expedition, The Oregon Trail, The Great Steamboat Race, The Civil War, The Pony Express, and America'.

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