Under the Distant Sky

Authors: Lacy, Joanna & Lacy, Al
Publisher: The Crown Publishing Group
BISAC/Subject: FIC027050, FIC014060, FIC042070
ISBN: 9781601423016, Related ISBNs: 1576730336, 1590528867, 1601422458, 1601423012, 9781576730331
Classification: Fiction
Number of pages: 272,
Audience: General/trade
Synopsis: In the years following the Civil War, Hannah and Solomon Cooper decide to seek out a new life on the frontier. In the dangerous journey that follows, however, tragedy strikes. By all reasonable expectations they should return home. Yet to the surprise of everyone in the wagon train -- and despite great opposition -- Hannah presses onward, displaying grit, courage, and a faith deep enough to sustain her family through life's greatest trials.
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