The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (Arbor House Library of Contemporary Americana‪)‬

What a book!

Within ten minutes, the author had pulled me in to being part of this incredible tale of a boy and his father making the overland trip from St. Louis to California in search of gold and a better life. When I read the last sentence, I immediately began to go through “finished book” withdrawal. The language makes this book. I highlighted many sentences, sometimes whole paragraphs to reference at a future date and to remind myself of this tale. It was a complete and utter privilege to read this book.