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1) The lost wife: a novel

Author

Moore, Susanna

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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"Minnesota, 1862: As a woman fleeing from a dark and secret past, Sarah Wakefield leaves Rhode Island quietly and quickly under cover of night for the long journey to Minnesota where she has been advised there is good work to be had. She soon finds a husband who becomes a resident physician for a Sioux town there but the political backdrop of that moment is volatile: white settlers are breaking treaties, Native American land is shrinking, and mass...

2) American pioneers and patriots

Author

Emerson, Caroline D

Publisher

Christian Liberty Press

Pub. Date

Language

English

3) Red dove of Monterey

Author

Bly, Stephen A

Series

Old California volume 1

Publisher

Crossway Books

Pub. Date

Language

English

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When her father dies, Alena Tipton must deciede whether to stay in California or return to her family in Boston.

4) Proud quail of the San Joaquin

Author

Bly, Stephen A

Series

Old California volume 3

Publisher

Crossway Books

Pub. Date

Language

English

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"Her grandmother is the legendary Red Dove of Monterey. Her mother is the queen of Stockton society. Now it's up to Christina Swan to find her place, her man, her calling. At age 24 she has none of these. Even a college degree hasn't helped her find her way or prevented a series of bad choices. Instead, her life is ruled by a relentless past that forces her to retreat into the great San Joaquin Valley. There she will oversee some newly acquired family...

5) The last Swan in Sacramento

Author

Bly, Stephen A

Series

Old California volume 2

Publisher

Crossway Books

Pub. Date

Language

English

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Her husband left over a year ago, seeking to make their fortune. "Meanwhile Martina has been struggling to keep the family store solvent in Sacramento. And the pressures are mounting as she seeks to raise their child, the bank deviously tries to close the store, and armed outlaws decide she has possession of their stolen treasure."--Cover.

6) Against All Odds: The Lucy Scott Mitchum Story

Author

Riefe, Barbara

Publisher

Forge

Pub. Date

1997

Language

English

7) Westward Ho!: The Story of the Pioneers

Author

Penner, Lucille Recht

Series

Picture landmark books

Publisher

Random House

Pub. Date

[1997], c1997

Language

English

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Depicts the settlement of the American west during the 1800s.

8) The forgotten skills of self-sufficiency used by the Mormon pioneers

Author

Warnock, Caleb

Publisher

Bonneville Books

Pub. Date

Language

English

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Using truly simple techniques cultivated by the early Mormon pioneers, the author presents a guide to self-sufficient living with an emphasis on homegrown food.

9) What was the Donner Party?

Author

Hubbard, Ben

Series

Who HQ NOW
What was ?

Publisher

Penguin Workshop

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

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"In the winter of 1846-47, a group of eighty-seven pioneers heading from the Midwest to California found themselves snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range with no way forward and no food or supplies. While forty-eight of the group members survived, the others perished due to extreme weather, starvation, and illness. To survive, the remaining people resorted to extreme measures . . . including cannibalism. Learn about the many miscalculations,...