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"A saga of two families that portrays the harsh circumstances and intense courage displayed by African-American sharecroppers and Caucasian men as they formed the towns of Nicodemus and Hill City in the western Kansas prairie during the late nineteenth century"--Provided by publisher.

Main Author: Miller, Judith, 1944-
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c2005.
Series: Freedom's path ; 1.
Subjects:
African American pioneers > Fiction.
African American families > Fiction.
Race relations > Fiction.
Sharecroppers > Fiction.
Pioneers > Fiction.
Nicodemus (Kan.) > Fiction.
Kansas > Fiction.
Domestic fiction > Kansas.
Western stories > Kansas.
Summary: "A saga of two families that portrays the harsh circumstances and intense courage displayed by African-American sharecroppers and Caucasian men as they formed the towns of Nicodemus and Hill City in the western Kansas prairie during the late nineteenth century"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description: 379 p. 22 cm.
ISBN: 0764229974 (pbk.)
Author Notes: Judith Miller was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1944. After graduating from high school, she moved to Kansas. Before becoming a full-time author, she was a public service administrator in the legal section of the Department of Administration for the State of Kansas. She writes Christian fiction and sometimes uses her full name Judith McCoy Miller. Her works include Threads of Love, the Postcards from Pullman series, and the Daughters of Amana series. She has also co-authored several series with Tracie Peterson including the Bells of Lowell, the Lights of Lowell and the Broadmoor Legacy.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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