In 1844, two years before the Donner Party, the Stevens-Murphy company left Missouri to be the first wagons into California through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Mostly Irish Catholics, the party sought religious freedom and education in the mission-dominated land and enjoyed a safe journey–until October, when a heavy snowstorm forced difficult decisions. The first of many for young Mary Sullivan, newlywed Sarah Montgomery, the widow Ellen Murphy, and her pregnant sister-in-law Maolisa.
When the party separates in three directions, each risks losing those they loved and faces the prospect of learning that adversity can destroy or redefine. Two women and four men go overland around Lake Tahoe, three men stay to guard the heaviest wagons–and the rest of the party, including eight women and seventeen children, huddle in a makeshift cabin at the headwaters of the Yuba River waiting for rescue . . . or their deaths.
Award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick plunges you deep into a landscape of challenge where fear and courage go hand in hand for a story of friendship, family, and hope that will remind you of what truly matters in times of trial.
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Summary
From: Carol Pennington
Book Title: One More River to Cross
Book Author: Jane Kirkpatrick
What do you like about this book:
A historical novel, One More River to Cross, based on the mid 1800 Stephens-Murphy-Townsend company’s journey through the Sierra Nevada mountains into California. This is an excellent retelling of the journey that makes the reader feels as though they are making the journey themselves. The courages and hardiness of this group was amazing. The hardships they had to overcome were many.
I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys tales of the Old West. My only dislike was that the plot moved along a little slower than I would have liked, although it did hold my attention.
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