Two Ways West - Paperback

by Marilyn Meredith (Author)

TWO WAYS WEST is a fictional, historical saga, based on genealogy, about two families who travel west for different reasons and in different ways. The Crabtrees journeyed by burro and horse through Mexico, where the family battles marauding bandidos and is befriended by the ferocious Yaqui Indians. Catching a steamer in Mazatl n, they travel up the coast of California, jumping ship in Monterey, and finally settling in the Sierra along the Tule River. Fascinated by the Mormons, Ashbel Post Osborn brought his family by wagon train along the Mormon trail. Surviving Indian attacks and other adventures, they make their home in Grass Valley until a terrible accident happens. Narrated in vivid detail, TWO WAYS WEST is the story of these two families, of their hopes and dreams, triumphs and tragedies. It is the chronicle of men and women who rise to the challenges of life and conquer their fears and shortcomings to achieve their hearts' desires.

Author Biography

Marilyn Meredith is the author of the Deputy Tempe Crabtree mystery series and the Rocky Bluff P.D. crime series under the name, F. M. Meredith. She has also written several stand-alone novels, including this one. She and her husband live in the foothills of the Sierra, in the area of John Crabtree's land grant and Newt and Tempe Crabtree's home. Visit her webpage at http: //fictionforyou.com, and follow her blog at https: //marilynmeredith.blogspot.com