Frank Greerson and Gregory Young have been discharged from the Army and are headed to their childhood homes. They both defied their parents in 1861 when they joined the Army. After battling southern rebels and preserving the Union of the United States of America, the two men set out to battle the Kansas Prairie and build a life together. Once they find their claim, they encounter common obstacles to life on the Kansas Prairie in 1866: Native Americans, tornadoes, wild animals, and weather.<br><br>When a prairie fire destroys their crops and takes their neighbor’s lives, Frank and Gregory are instructed to find their young son’s aunt. Faced with leaving a destroyed claim, the railroad coming through their land, and dwindling funds, Frank and Gregory must decide whether to leave the place they have worked hard to make their own or fulfill their friends' dying wishes.

A Place to Call Their Own

“Hello, Harley,” Gregory said as he wiped his hand dry and extended it to the older man who had approached the house.


“Nice to see you, Young.” Harley shook Gregory’s hand. “Your ma said you’d be home sometime today.”


“Yeah, we left Audubon two days ago. This is a comrade of mine, Greerson. Frank Greerson.”


“Nice to meet you, I’m William Harley” he said as he shook Frank’s hand. “Well, I need to check in with the boss and get home before dark. I’m sure I’ll see you around.”


Harley went inside while Frank and Gregory finished washing, drying, and dressing for dinner.


As Gregory opened the door, they heard his mother yell, “And I expect you at breakfast in the morning.”


Harley tipped his hat to the men as they jockeyed through the back door—Frank and Gregory in, and Harley out.


“We’ll be eating at the dining room table,” Mrs. Young instructed as they came in. “Gregory, sit in your father’s spot. I’ll sit where I always do.”


Chapter 7