Abiqua

<p>In the years following the Civil War former Union soldier John Bitter and his wife Morgan have overcome the<strong> </strong>relentless hardships of traveling to Oregon from Missouri along the Oregon Trail and have settled into a peaceful and contented life in Abiqua with their two sons. When Anna Franklin the impetuous daughter of State Representative Peter Franklin runs away with her unscrupulous fiancé to get married-or so she believes-the congressman asks John Bitter now a Pinkerton agent to find her and bring her back.</p><p><br></p><p>Accompanied by his Native friend Owl John's journey takes the reader to the wilds of Eastern Oregon during a time of unrest among the native tribes and Canyon City's gold fields. Along the way a vow of revenge from outlaws results in life-threatening injuries for John. With Owl's help John's recovery and continued search for Anna become a mission for justice as well.</p><p><br></p><p>This is also a tale of a state that votes anti-slavery and still passes the Exclusion Act which prohibits black freedmen and former slaves from living in the state of Oregon a sad display of prejudice that lures John Bitter into state politics.</p><p><br></p><p>Following Rod Collins' <em>Bitter's Run</em> Abiqua is filled with colorful characters-real and imagined law abiding and lawless-in a galloping adventure of courage loyalty and the pioneering spirit<span style=color: rgba(87 14 43 1)>.</span></p>