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The Reluctant Pioneer

Julie McDonald Zander

4.55/5 (43 ratings)

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Matilda Koontz cherishes her life as a wife and mother on a Missouri farm, but her hardworking husband wants to claim free farmland in the Pacific Northwest. When he suggests selling the farm to trek two thousand miles across the Oregon Trail, she balks.

But in the spring of 1847, Matilda and Nicholas Koontz and their sons embark on a grueling journey westward. Fresh graves testify to dangers of disease, accidents, starvation, and a multitude of hazards threatening her family and her beloved’s dream.

With new struggles at every turn, Matilda wonders how she can protect her sons on such a perilous journey. Will they reach the trail’s end? Will the babe growing inside her womb survive?

When tragedy strikes, the question changes: How can she possibly continue?

This pioneer woman’s journey is inspired by a true story.

Format:: Paperback

Pages:: 352 pages

Publication:: 2024

Publisher:: St. Helens Press

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1963467000

ISBN13:: 9781963467000

kindle Asin:: B0DGN25XXS

The Reluctant Pioneer

Julie McDonald Zander

4.55/5 (43 ratings)

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Matilda Koontz cherishes her life as a wife and mother on a Missouri farm, but her hardworking husband wants to claim free farmland in the Pacific Northwest. When he suggests selling the farm to trek two thousand miles across the Oregon Trail, she balks.

But in the spring of 1847, Matilda and Nicholas Koontz and their sons embark on a grueling journey westward. Fresh graves testify to dangers of disease, accidents, starvation, and a multitude of hazards threatening her family and her beloved’s dream.

With new struggles at every turn, Matilda wonders how she can protect her sons on such a perilous journey. Will they reach the trail’s end? Will the babe growing inside her womb survive?

When tragedy strikes, the question changes: How can she possibly continue?

This pioneer woman’s journey is inspired by a true story.

Format:: Paperback

Pages:: 352 pages

Publication:: 2024

Publisher:: St. Helens Press

Edition:

Language:: eng

ISBN10:: 1963467000

ISBN13:: 9781963467000

kindle Asin:: B0DGN25XXS

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