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

“Besides the half a day wasted not traveling? Three hundred dollars.”


“Three hundred dollars? That’s fifty percent more than usual!” Frank said.


“I know. The guy said the closer to Kansas City we go, the more expensive it will be.”


“That’s not right, taking advantage of these farm families. We have the money, but many people going west have sold everything they have. What would they have done in this situation?”


“I guess what we would have done if we were in the same situation: found some work until we had the money to move on.”


“We won’t be verifying what he said. We’re going to go west of the city to avoid anybody else. And now we have Sally to protect the horses, the wagon, and us.”


“How about Dove and Daisy? That was the name of my favorite team when I was growing up,” Gregory said.


“Dove and Daisy it is, then. You ready to eat so we can get going?”


Chapter 18