It's 1865 and the Civil War is over. People are pulling up stakes and heading westward to a new land and a new life. Union veteran Rourke is a gunman and, as such, is hired on to help with a small wagon train heading to California. There's an immediate problem when James Market stikes his son with a whip and Rourke learns that it is a young daughter (instead of a son).
The beauty of this book is that it catalogs with frightening clarity the difficulty of moving across the country in a covered wagon. The dangers were omnipresent, traumatic, and often fatal. This book is a real adventure and something is always happening -- often, something the reader doesn't expect. This book brings every emotion -- love, hate, intolerance, murder, a court case, an Indian attack, illness, and so much more.
Because of some of the subject matter, this book calls for a more mature audience. This novel kept my attention throughout. One thing I noticed was that the last of the book seemed a bit rushed. Otherwise, it was a great book. Overall score = 4.5 stars.
The beauty of this book is that it catalogs with frightening clarity the difficulty of moving across the country in a covered wagon. The dangers were omnipresent, traumatic, and often fatal. This book is a real adventure and something is always happening -- often, something the reader doesn't expect. This book brings every emotion -- love, hate, intolerance, murder, a court case, an Indian attack, illness, and so much more.
Because of some of the subject matter, this book calls for a more mature audience. This novel kept my attention throughout. One thing I noticed was that the last of the book seemed a bit rushed. Otherwise, it was a great book. Overall score = 4.5 stars.
