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

“Don’t worry, Mrs. McAvoy. Ma and Pa used to always say I’d grow into stuff, and I’m sure I’ll grow into this,” James said cheerfully.


“And I just finished this, so I thought it would be a nice throw or something for your new home in California or wherever you’re going,” she said as she presented a quilt that should have been the size of a bed James might sleep in to Mrs. Harley.


“It’s beautiful and I’m sure we’ll need it in the chilly nights in California,” Viola said, misty-eyed.


During dinner, McAvoy brought up the travel plans. “How you going to get to Colorado?”


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