The rich history of river life in Kentucky permeates Janice Holt
Giles's novel Run Me a River. Set in 1861, at the beginning of
Kentucky's reluctant entry into the Civil War, the novel tells the
story of a five-day adventure on the Green River. Aboard the
Rambler, a ramshackle steamboat, Captain Bohannon Cartwright and
his crew journey 184 miles and pick up two extra passengers along
the way. The boatmenrescue "Sir Henry" Cole, a former Shakespearean
actor, and his granddaughter Phoebe from their skiff when it
overruns in a squall. As romance blossoms between Phoebe and
Captain Bo, a conflict escalates between Confederate and Union
forces fighting for control of the river.
Janice Holt Giles (1905-1979), author of nineteen books, lived
and wrote near Knifley, Kentucky, for thirty-four years. Her
biography is told in Janice Holt Giles: A Writer's Life.
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