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

Gregory mouthed, “Are you all right?”


Frank approached the stable door. The hinges on the stable were still new enough that they squealed as the door opened. In addition to the regular smell of dirt, manure, and the log walls that made the stable, the scent of human blood and sweat permeated the air. The horses moved and whinnied when they recognized him in the stable. Frank moved the muzzle of his rifle to the right side of the stable and saw nothing. Daisy let out a big snort, and then Frank heard something behind him. He turned quickly and pointed at the thing that had made the noise. He peered down the barrel of his rifle at a young native girl, no more than sixteen or seventeen years old. 8


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