The Long Way West

The Old West and westering are an American story?even when the story winds up in New York and the hero is only seventeen.Lured by the promise of rich Oregon farmland and intent on his independence from an overbearing father, young George Wend heads west. His journey is interrupted, however, when at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains he encounters Woody, a tired old mountain man who needs help. George promises that help, but his best is not enough. After Woody?s death, George reluctantly...
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The Old West and westering are an American story?even when the story winds up in New York and the hero is only seventeen.Lured by the promise of rich Oregon farmland and intent on his independence from an overbearing father, young George Wend heads west. His journey is interrupted, however, when at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains he encounters Woody, a tired old mountain man who needs help. George promises that help, but his best is not enough. After Woody?s death, George reluctantly forsakes his own dreams and turns back east to bring Woody?s sister not only the gold his elderly friend has saved and hidden away but?more importantly?the stories of Woody?s life.George?s trip is anything but easy, as he must grapple with one difficulty after another. But George, true to his promise to Woody and to himself, is determined to win.