Detour Trail
Detour Trail by Joy V. Smith is a First Edition published by Melange Books, LLC on February 23, 2013. This 138-page novel follows Lorena Emerson as she embarks on a challenging journey westward along the Oregon Trail after the tragic death of her uncle. Defying the wagon master’s advice to return home, Lorena gathers a group of fellow travelers and sets off on a path filled with obstacles, including dust, mud, and steep mountain passes.
Readers will find a narrative rich in themes of resilience and community as Lorena navigates her journey, aided by her companions and the mule, Jake. The story explores her encounters with both allies and adversaries as she seeks a new home and essential supplies in the face of winter’s approach. With elements of fiction, romance, and Westerns, this book presents a vivid portrayal of frontier life and the determination required to settle in a challenging landscape.
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Westward bound on the Oregon Trail, Lorena Emerson is alone after her uncle is killed by a thief trying to steal his money belt. Ignoring the wagon master’s advice to go home, she rounds up others needing help, and they join a later wagon train and are soon slogging through dust and mud and steep mountain passes. It’s a long way to Oregon, and because another woman needs her help, Lorrie again goes her own way, leaving the wagon train and the Oregon Trail to travel onward–off the beaten path–with her small group of wagons. She’s helped by members of her wagon train, people she meets along the way, and the mule, Jake, an integral part of the story. You’ll meet them as they join in her travels and encounters with enemies she also meets as she searches for a new home and supplies as winter reaches out its icy hands…. Settling the frontier isn’t easy!
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