Many a Voyage Author:Lula Grace Erdman Her Brightest Dream was to settle down in her own home town and raise a family. But when she married Edmund Ross, Fannie was caught up in a whirlwind. Fearfully she read her husband's stirring newspaper editorials that decried slavery, and saw him responding to the fervent call to "Go West!" From Sandusky, Ohio, the Rosses moved to Milwaukee.... more » And just as the growing family was putting roots down, they were off on the dangerous overland journey to "bleeding" Kansas, the hot center of the conflict between th estates. Few women have ever had to summon up such devotion, trust, courage, adaptability and understanding in a marriage. Energetic, idealistic Edmund G. ross lived every moment fo rthe sake of his deep convictions. He spoke out constantly for the freedom of the slaves and aided the underground railway; he helped bring the railroads to the West;he took part in framing the constitution that mad Kansas a state; when war came, he served as a major in the Union Army. Then, after accepting an appointment to the Senate, he incurred the curses of his fellow senators and Kansas constituents, and caused the ostracism of his family at home, when he cast the deciding vote that save President Andrew Johnson from conviction during the infamous impeachment trial. Many a Voyage is the remarkable story of one woman's odyssey in following her husband through the most tryin years of America's past.« less