Beauty for Ashes
A restless young explorer pursues adventure, fortune, and love in this rousing tale based on the real mountain men who claimed their destinies in the great American wilderness After leaving Pennsylvania for the Rocky Mountains and beyond, Sam Morgan joins a brigade of trappers seeking adventure and dollars in the booming fur trade of the 1820s. But Sam yearns for more than wealth—he dreams of Meadowlark, the Crow Indian woman who taught him to love. When his companions set a course for the Wind River country and Meadowlark’s village, Sam will have one more chance to win his heart’s desire.
First, however, he must survive the arduous journey and all the dangers it entails, from cruel winter storms to debilitating illnesses. Sam learns to hunt buffalo and track beaver, and battles fierce warriors of the Pawnee, Lakota, and Blackfeet tribes. Held captive by the Sioux, he makes a daring escape, and faces his most difficult challenge yet when Meadowlark’s family demands that he perform a great deed to prove himself worthy of her love.
Rich in historical detail, Beauty for Ashes continues Sam Morgan’s epic quest to discover his true nature in the beautiful and harsh landscape of the mountain West.
First, however, he must survive the arduous journey and all the dangers it entails, from cruel winter storms to debilitating illnesses. Sam learns to hunt buffalo and track beaver, and battles fierce warriors of the Pawnee, Lakota, and Blackfeet tribes. Held captive by the Sioux, he makes a daring escape, and faces his most difficult challenge yet when Meadowlark’s family demands that he perform a great deed to prove himself worthy of her love.
Rich in historical detail, Beauty for Ashes continues Sam Morgan’s epic quest to discover his true nature in the beautiful and harsh landscape of the mountain West.
