Earthquake in Cincinnati: Disaster Changes Life Forever (The American Adventure Series #14) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Bonnie Hinman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1998 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up

In early-nineteenth-century Cincinnati, fifteen-year-old George Lankford, whose main interests include creating a steam engine and avoiding a friendship with the badly scared new boy, Charles Lidell, finds his life radically changed when an earthquake hits town.

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Book Description

History comes alive for eight-to-twelve year olds in this close-up, fun-to-read, multi-generational story of a fictional family spanning three centuries of actual historical events. God's hand is seen at work in people's lives and in the events that shaped our nation.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated (December 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157748231X
• ISBN-13: 978-1577482314
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #719,243 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good book from the American Adventure series., November 28, 2004

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This review is from: Earthquake in Cincinnati: Disaster Changes Life Forever (The American Adventure Series #14) (Paperback)

This is the fourteenth book in The American Adventure series. This series tells about the lives of children from many generations of a fictional family throughout American history, from the settling of Plymouth by the Pilgrims through the end of World War II.

It's the fall of 1811 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Fourteen-year-old George Lankford is very excited about the New Orleans, the first steamship to travel on the Ohio River. He wants to build his own steam engine, perhaps to power a small boat, but his failed experiment only gets him in trouble with his parents, who forbid him to do any more experiments with steam. George decides to build a different kind of boat, with the help of another boy, Charles. George is hesitant to befriend Charles, because the other boy has terrible scars on his face after being burned as a young child. Although George doesn't judge Charles, some of the other boys at school do, and it makes him uncomfortable. And soon he has more worries, as a series of unexpected earthquakes shake Cincinnati.

This was a pretty good book from the American Adventure series. I was a little disappointed that the earthquakes didn't play more of a role in the story, however. Given the title of the book, I thought they'd be one of the main focuses, but the first one didn't show up until about halfway through the book. Still, I did enjoy this book, and would recommend it to other readers who enjoy the books in this series.