SEATTLE, March 16, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- A family of seven leave their home and prosperity in Missouri to travel West on the Oregon Trail, seeking new land and opportunity in the Oregon Territory. Discover why a lovely young woman becomes the reluctant Pioneer Lady in Lester Fulford Kramer's intriguing and well-researched historical novel.
Pioneer Lady unfolds through the eyes of 18-year-old Eddie, the older brother of Stella Thorne. Their father Culver Thorne, inspired by Marcus Whitman, decides to move his family out West along the Oregon Trail. Stella is the reluctant pioneer lady. A young, but experienced pioneer, Jeff Moorfield, is persuaded to guide the family's caravan when the original captain becomes ill and dies. Moorfield then vies with Virginian Joel Hallor for Stella's affections all the way to Oregon.
A rich tapestry of family relationships, humor and adventure, Pioneer Lady provides an entertaining read. As the family of seven try to survive a difficult journey to a new life, treachery arises in the form of unsavory characters who, lusting for gold, cross paths with their caravan. And conflict builds between the captain and the Southerner as Pioneer Lady captures your imagination to the very end of the story.
About the Author
LESTER FULFORD KRAMER (1895-1973) was born in Twin Falls, Idaho as Lester Fulford. His father and brother were killed in a snow avalanche when he was a babe in arms. When his mother remarried, Les was adopted by her husband, Alvin Kramer, sheriff of San Juan County, Colorado. He grew up in the mining town of Silverton, high up in the Colorado Rockies. He graduated high school and served in World War I. He later married and settled down in Enumclaw, Washington, where he raised three children and was Personnel and Safety Manager at the White River Lumber Mill of Weyerhauser Timber Company. His novel, written in the late 1930s, has been published posthumously.
Pioneer Lady * by Lester Fulford Kramer
Publication Date: February 26, 2007
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