I Faced the Wind: A frontier Saga - Newbold, Joy
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With the Wind in My Face "An insightful look into our pioneer past." -T.C. Christensen, producer/director of Seventeen Miracles, Ephriam's Rescue, and Emma Smith: My Story. Caroline defies her mother and follows her heart to marry Mormon frontiersman, Mosiah Behunin. "You'll be raising your children in some lonesome valley where white folk never go." Ma predicts sourly. But Caroline shrugs off her mother's bitter words-sure that the ruggedly handsome man who has stolen her heart wants the same things she does. But when Brigham Young learns that Mosiah-who settled Zion Canyon with his…mehr

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With the Wind in My Face "An insightful look into our pioneer past." -T.C. Christensen, producer/director of Seventeen Miracles, Ephriam's Rescue, and Emma Smith: My Story. Caroline defies her mother and follows her heart to marry Mormon frontiersman, Mosiah Behunin. "You'll be raising your children in some lonesome valley where white folk never go." Ma predicts sourly. But Caroline shrugs off her mother's bitter words-sure that the ruggedly handsome man who has stolen her heart wants the same things she does. But when Brigham Young learns that Mosiah-who settled Zion Canyon with his parents-is friendly with the Indian people and speaks their language the young family is called to live among the Indians and defray the uprisings that frequently threaten the budding settlements of Southern Utah. Although terrified, caroline soon finds herself raising her children in an Indian wikiup. The years that follow will be fraught with almost insurmountable challenges. Mosiah's life is constantly at risk, as Caroline's and sometimes her children's. Can she find purpose and joy as she steps forward with her face to the wind?
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About the Author Joy Newbold lives in West Jordan, Utah, where she rides horses, raises rabbits, enjoys theater and music, and teaches preschool. She and her husband, Vern, have six children and twenty-two grandchildren. She is the great-great-granddaughter of Caroline and Mosiah Behunin. Even as a child, Joy was fascinated by their remarkable story. Her desire to turn that story into a novel motivated her to become a writer. Joy's previous works include: Where the Dragon Soars, Ghosts in the Attic: Warlocks, Witches and Ghosts, and Shai: The Lamb