Cherokee Bride

The Cherokee Bride takes place in the year 1850. It is the story of a 17-year-old woman whose name is Maggie Carter. Maggie is an out-of-control kid who is half Cherokee Indian and halfwhite.She grew up in Fayetteville Arkansas and was the child of a single parent Cherokee Indian whowas rarely around to give her guidance or support. Her mother died when she was 14 and fromthen on, she was on her own without support from anyone. In 1850 an article was posted intown that got her attention. A man named Major Peter Jenkins was organizing a wagon trainthat would leave Fayetteville heading for the California Gold Rush. With nothing to hold her inFayetteville Maggie signs up and is selected to be one of the scouts for the train. In 1850 earlypioneers faced multiple problems and challengers while on the trail but the most serious werethree diseases that were killing people right and left. They were Smallpox, Measles and Cholera.The train would face all three as they travelled west.When the wagon train arrives in Grand River Oklahoma Peter recruits five Cherokee Indiansto join the train as scouts. It would be their knowledge that he would rely on to lead the trainacross the long prairies, around the huge mountains in the path and across deserts with no wateravailable.The lead brave selected to serve as Chief Scout is a young man named Jimmy light featherChawkta. Jimmy is smart, speaks three different Indian languages and was practically born on ahorse.This story will keep you on edge as you follow Maggie, Jimmy, and Peter in their 2000-mile trekacross the United States Territories to the California Gold rush.