One More River to Cross, Jane Kirkpatrick
One More River to Cross, Jane Kirkpatrick
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One More River to Cross

Author: Jane Kirkpatrick

Narrator: Christina Moore

Unabridged: 11 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 09/03/2019

Synopsis

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 love 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.

About Jane Kirkpatrick

Jane Kirkpatrick is the author of twenty books and is a two-time winner of the WILLA Literary Award. Her first novel, A Sweetness to the Soul, won the Western Heritage Wrangler Award, an honor given to writers such as Barbara Kingsolver and Larry McMurtry. For twenty-six years she "homesteaded" with her husband Jerry on a remote ranch in Eastern Oregon.  She now lives with Jerry, and her two dogs and one cat on small acreage in Central Oregon while she savors the value of friendship over fame.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Hallie on September 30, 2019

3.5 In the 1800s, no trip to the West occurred without unanticipated hardship. The Donner Party, of course, remains infamous for what they endured in 1846-47. Lesser known is the Stephens-Murphy-Townsend company, which chose to make the same crossing through the Sierra Nevada—with much different resu......more

Goodreads review by Deanne on October 08, 2019

Based on a truth, this wagon train crossing happened two years before the Donner party crossed the Sierra Nevada's. All was fine til October when the harsh snows hit the mountains. The struggle was real and I am once again impressed with the strength of this author's research. The vast wilderness,goin......more

Goodreads review by Jypsy on October 08, 2019

Thank you Revell for a complimentary copy. I voluntarily reviewed this book. All opinions expressed are my own. One More River To Cross By: Jane Kirkpatrick *REVIEW* 💛💛💛 I wanted to like this book much more than I actually did. The idea of wagon train life in all its hardships, particularly for the w......more

Goodreads review by Kremena on December 06, 2023

One More River to Cross на Jane Kirkpatrick ме върна във времето, когато прочетох "Глад " на Алма Катсу. Америка пази спомена за първите заселници на континента си и за преселенията на емигранти и установили се вече жители в търсене на своето място под слънцето. Когато в дните на декември усещах ка......more

Goodreads review by Peg on August 28, 2019

Thanks to the publisher, Revell, via LibraryThing, for an ARC in exchange for my honest opinion. This is a story of survival based on true events in 1844 about a group of people from Missouri traveling through the Sierra Nevada mountains to find a better life in California. They encountered unimagina......more

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