County to their new prarie home in Platsmouth, Nebraska. At their new home the prairies rolled

on for as far as the eye could see. Whip-like grass, that was waist high, waved across the prairie

like a rolling ocean. The sounds of coyotes and wolves rang all arround you like music. The dirt

was as black and rich as oil, quite ideal for farming. The little soddie (a house made from sod)

was a nice temporary home for the family. It was made from strips of sod that Will cut from the

ground himself, and then was covered by a thick layer of mud. The furniture in side the house

was also made of sod, and then covered with quilts. There was a little, shallow river that ran by

their home. That is where Abby got the water from until Will could get the well dug. It sounds

On conflict that happens early in the book is when Abby's mother loses he

The message that the author is trying to get across to the reader is that nomatter who, or

His family never accepted the idea that their son had fallen in love with and peasant. when his

of Cedartown, Nebraska. All in all Abby was a bright, beautiful, charming woman. She did her

"peaches and cream" like some people want you to believe. You can be a child and lose a mother

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Approximate Word count = 661
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)