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

“Go get ‘em, Sally,” Gregory said, and she took off running. He knew the horses would be back in no time.


Inside the cabin, rain pelted through the logs and soaked everything next to the walls. The need to chink the cabin as soon as possible was evident.


“Looks like we’ll be sleeping under the stars again, Greg,” Frank said with a laugh. After the day’s events, all he could do was laugh.


“Yeah, I hoped it wouldn’t be this soon.”


After the cyclone, hot and humid weather lingered. With the house built and planting progressing as planned, Frank and Gregory settled into some daily routines.


“We’re lucky, Greg,” Frank said during breakfast.


“Because most married couples don’t spend the day together like we do,” Frank said. “We get up and do our outside work together, and then we come inside and do our housework.”


Gregory didn’t answer, but grunted his agreement.


“You awake?” Frank asked with a smile.


Chapter 27