About this ebook
The adventure takes a dramatic turn when Kate must disguise herself as a boy to stay at the railroad camp. While maintaining this secret, the teens are drawn into a daring mission to steer a supply barge through the dangerous Hell’s Gate rapids, a critical step in completing the railroad.
This gripping tale of courage and survival is based on a true but little-known story from Canada’s past.
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About the author
Peril at Hell’s Gate is the tenth title in Bill Freeman's successful Bains series of historical fiction bringing to life Canadian stories of our past. Other titles in the series include Prairie Fire, Last Voyage of the Scotian, Shantymen of Cache Lake, Spring on the Grand Banks, Harbour Thieves, and Trouble at Lachine Mill. Bill is the winner of the prestigious Vicky Metcalfe Award for his body of work and the Canada Council Award for Juvenile Literature. From the beginning of his career as a writer, Bill has focused on Canada, its history and contemporary life. He says, “My task is to describe Canada so that we can understand this great country and the people that made it possible.” Bill lives and works on Toronto Island.
