In 1840, prosperous farming families left North and South Carolina to trek in covered wagons to the unsettled Arkansas River Valley. Absorbing to read and rich with colorful detail, this is a story of the peopling of the western frontier and the ways in which hardship, religion, and a shared past bound settlers together into a lasting community. 139 pages, full name index.
Names include: Bigham, Dickey, Hughey, Oates, Quigg, Tiner View More...
