Based on true events, pioneer women endure a brutal 1844 Sierra Nevada winter after their wagon train splits, finding courage in faith and friendship.
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Based on true events, pioneer women endure a brutal 1844 Sierra Nevada winter after their wagon train splits, finding courage in faith and friendship.
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Based on true events, this compelling survival story by award-winning novelist Jane Kirkpatrick is full of grit and endurance. 1844. The Stevens-Murphy company left Missouri to be the first wagons into California through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Mostly Irish Catholics, the party sought religious freedom and education in the mission-dominated land. When a heavy snowstorm hits in October, the party separates in three directions. Now young Mary Sullivan, newlywed Sarah Montgomery, widowed Ellen...
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Sexual content
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Mild marital bonds and newlywed references; clean fade-to-black tone
Violence & gore
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Survival peril, animal slaughter for food, abandonment, dangerous crossings
Profanity
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No profanity present
Substance use
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No evidence found in available sources
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources
Religious content
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Irish Catholic faith, religious freedom quest; faith central to characters
Magic & witchcraft
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Not present
Occult / demonology
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Not present
Political content
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Light background of religious freedom and westward settlement
Self-harm / suicide
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No evidence found in available sources
Abuse & suffering
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Starvation hardship, sick man abandoned, children in winter peril
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