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

“And now we’ve lost the entire crop for the year,” Frank told them again.


“What about your savings?” Harley asked.


“We had such a good year last year that we sank everything we had into this year’s crop. We purchased extra seed and worked hard in the spring to get everything plowed and planted,” Frank explained.


Viola reached into her apron pocket as tears welled up in her eyes.


“Now don’t get all mushy on us. We’ll be fine. We’ve probably got enough supplies to get to Dodge City, Kansas, and we should be able to get there by winter,” Gregory said.


“We’ll get jobs or something until we can make the money we need to get to Denver City,” Frank chimed in.


“We’ve got to at least get the boy there to fulfill his parent’s last wishes,” Gregory pleaded with his mother, expecting her to throw a fit about them being broke.


Chapter 59