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Upon the death of her mother, Emmalind Hammond's life changes drastically. She finds out she is not the heiress she'd believed herself to be and her fiancé breaks their engagement as a result. Then she discovers her father, who died long ago, is actually very much alive and is rumored to live in the Oregon Territory. Since there's not much left of her life in Philadelphia, she and her uncle set out on the Oregon Trail, relying on help from young...