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Twelve years after the Lewis and Clark expedition, widowed John Cyrus Bellman learns about gigantic animal bones discovered in Kentucky and is inspired by visions of giant beasts still roaming the earth to journey into unknown territory. Leaving behind his ten-year-old daughter, Bess, with his sister Julie and hired hand Elmer Jackson to run the farm, Bellman heads west on horseback. He trades with natives, hitches rides with traders, hunts, fishes, writ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More