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

His sleep was fitful as he considered the Phillip Bernard situation. What the hell did they do? Why had he continued to harass them, even after the deal with the Indians was off? Could one person be so unhappy with his own life, so jealous of what Frank and Gregory had, that he was hell-bent on destroying that? Just out of spite?


After sleeping for a short time and tossing and turning for another couple of hours, Gregory decided to set out for home. Eager to get home and share the news with Frank, Gregory pushed Daisy nearly as hard as he did when he went to town. The prospect of a new settlement, only a day’s travel from home, spurred some hope that a land office would be established, especially if it was a county seat. Their hard work had not been in vain after all.


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