Cherokee Bride

<p>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 half</p><p>white.</p><p>She grew up in Fayetteville Arkansas and was the child of a single parent Cherokee Indian who</p><p>was rarely around to give her guidance or support. Her mother died when she was 14 and from</p><p>then on she was on her own without support from anyone. In 1850 an article was posted in</p><p>town that got her attention. A man named Major Peter Jenkins was organizing a wagon train</p><p>that would leave Fayetteville heading for the California Gold Rush. With nothing to hold her in</p><p>Fayetteville Maggie signs up and is selected to be one of the scouts for the train. In 1850 early</p><p>pioneers faced multiple problems and challengers while on the trail but the most serious were</p><p>three diseases that were killing people right and left. They were Smallpox Measles and Cholera.</p><p>The train would face all three as they travelled west.</p><p>When the wagon train arrives in Grand River Oklahoma Peter recruits five Cherokee Indians</p><p>to join the train as scouts. It would be their knowledge that he would rely on to lead the train</p><p>across the long prairies around the huge mountains in the path and across deserts with no water</p><p>available.</p><p>The lead brave selected to serve as Chief Scout is a young man named Jimmy light feather</p><p>Chawkta. Jimmy is smart speaks three different Indian languages and was practically born on a</p><p>horse.</p><p>This story will keep you on edge as you follow Maggie Jimmy and Peter in their 2000-mile trek</p><p>across the United States Territories to the California Gold rush.</p>