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The characters, incidents and situations in this book are imaginary and have no relation to any person or actual happening
For Alma and Rob Zaun
Contents
[CHAPTER ONE - Pondering]
[CHAPTER TWO - The Discussion]
[CHAPTER THREE - The Destroyers]
[CHAPTER FOUR - Mountain Man]
[CHAPTER FIVE - The Start]
[CHAPTER SIX - The Party]
[CHAPTER SEVEN - Independence]
[CHAPTER EIGHT - The River]
[CHAPTER NINE - Storm]
[CHAPTER TEN - Snedeker's]
[CHAPTER ELEVEN - Winter]
[CHAPTER TWELVE - Barbara and Ellis]
[CHAPTER THIRTEEN - Spring]
[CHAPTER FOURTEEN - The Mule]
[CHAPTER FIFTEEN - The Meadows]
[CHAPTER SIXTEEN - The Farm]
[CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - Besieged]
[About the Author]
[Books by Jim Kjelgaard]