High-spirited young Jane is excited to be part of Mr.
In this rough-and-tumble frontier town, Jane is going to need every bit of that broad mind and sturdy constitution--not to mention a good sense of humor and a stubborn streak a mile wide..
Except Seattle doesn\'t turn out to be quite as advertised.
Still, a new life awaits in Washington Territory, and Jane plans to make the best of it.
It might not be suitably broad because she had to leave school to take care of little Jer.
The problem, she fears, is her mind.
She\'s been taking care of her baby brother ever since Papa was killed in the war and her young stepmother had to start working long days at the mill.
Jane\'s constitution is sturdy enough.
Mercer wouldn\'t have allowed her to come on his expedition to bring unmarried girls and Civil War widows out west.
Washington Territory is just the place for men of broad mind and sturdy constitution--and girls too, Jane figures, or Mr.
Mercer\'s plan to bring Civil War widows and orphans to Washington Territory--but life out west isn\'t at all what she expects in this novel that\'s perfect for fans of Avi and Little House on the Prairie .
High-spirited young Jane is excited to be part of Mr
