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Reviewed on June 1, 2013 | Fiction
Having buried his wife and two sons, Thompson Grey, a born farmer, walks away from the rich soil of his Indiana holding in May 1858. Filled with grief and regret, he heads west. Though he can barely stand human company, he accepts work with Capt. John Upperdine's Santa Fe Trail wagon train. When anti-abolitionists kill two members of their party, Thompson again finds himself digging graves. By journey's end when he temporarily settles at Upperdine's New Mexi...Log In or Sign Up to Read More