Ted Mcelhiney

The River Rising: the Effie Afton Affair Ted Mcelhiney

FORWARD This writing, although fiction, has a basis in fact. Our story involves the Mississippi River, the events thathappened during the 1850s, including the murder ofColonel Davenport;the slave issue; the destruction of the steamer"Effie Afton" and the burning of the bridge;the river pilots; the trial; and Abe Lincoln,the lawyer defending the bridge. Some of the characters in the book are the author'sown idea of who they were and how certain historicalevents might have evolved through their story.