{"product_id":"the-cherokee-bride-hardcover","title":"The Cherokee Bride - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen a. Enna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Cherokee Bride takes place in the year 1850. It is the story of a 17-year-old woman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhose name is Maggie Carter. Maggie is an out-of-control kid who is half Cherokee Indian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand half white.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe grew up in Fayetteville Arkansas and was the child of a single parent Cherokee Indian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewho was rarely around to give her guidance or support. Her mother died when she was 14\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand from then on, she was on her own without support from anyone. In 1850 an article was\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eposted in town that got her attention. A man named Major Peter Jenkins was organizing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ea wagon train that would leave Fayetteville heading for the California Gold Rush. With\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enothing to hold her in Fayetteville Maggie signs up and is selected to be one of the scouts\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor the train. In 1850 early pioneers faced multiple problems and challengers while on the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrail but the most serious were three diseases that were killing people right and left. They\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewere Smallpox, Measles and Cholera. The train would face all three as they travelled west.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the wagon train arrives in Grand River Oklahoma Peter recruits five Cherokee Indians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eto join the train as scouts. It would be their knowledge that he would rely on to lead the train\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eacross the long prairies, around the huge mountains in the path and across deserts with no\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewater available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lead brave selected to serve as Chief Scout is a young man named Jimmy light feather\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChawkta. Jimmy is smart, speaks three different Indian languages and was practically born\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eon a horse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis story will keep you on edge as you follow Maggie, Jimmy, and Peter in their 2000-mile\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etrek across the United States Territories to the California Gold rush.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 356\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42719935987775,"sku":"9781952182945","price":39.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/81a84d73e97d137f0011013d5ea35506.webp?v=1765087399","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-cherokee-bride-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}