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

“Well, when you’re ready to put up a house and stable, you let us know.”


Frank returned to the home camp and finished preparing their meal.


They ate supper and watched their second sunset over their new land. In the near distance, they saw the Nordhuff campfire burn brightly into the evening. In the far distance, they saw the faint lights and smoke from the Osage fires. Every once in a while, they caught the sounds of the Indian camp preparing for their spring rituals.


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