Dana Fuller Ross

Some came for freedom; others, to build a new life....

Captain Rick Miller, holds the destiny of Texas in his hands....

It is 1838. The first wagon train to Oregon country moves slowly across the Great Plains, reaching the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in early autumn....

Gold fever. It swept the country from coast to coast, luring more than a hundred thousand seekers to the untamed territory of California....

As thousands of fortune-seekers descend on the silver-rich boomtown hoping to cash in on the Comstock Lode, a very different cause unites the ranks of courageous soldiers in the coming Civil War....

Autumn, 1837. Driving onward, a legendary caravan of men, women and children forge a new link in the wilderness trek from Independence, Missouri to the "Promised Land" beyond the Rockies....

They are the first wagon train to cross the American continent—and forge the Oregon Trail....

Devoted to the dream of a new home, Whip Holt finds himself divided by two women....

It is 1838. The first wagon train to Oregon country moves slowly across the Great Plains....

The year is 1837. The American West is untamed, uncivilized, and largely unclaimed....

Autumn, 1837. Blazing onward from the eastern shores, to Missouri, the legendary wagon train sent by U.S. President Andrew Jackson has reached the last outpost of civilization....

The year is 1837. The American West is untamed, uncivilized, and largely unclaimed....

Some came for freedom; others, to build a new life....

The bold new Republic of Texas is fighting for its life. Rallying to the cause of liberty, the brave pioneers who forged the Oregon Trail are called upon to lead a new wagon train into the fray....

Gold fever. It swept the country from coast to coast, luring more than a hundred thousand seekers to the untamed territory of California....

As thousands of fortune-seekers descend on the silver-rich boomtown hoping to cash in on the Comstock Lode, a very different cause unites the ranks of courageous soldiers in the coming Civil War....