{"product_id":"one-more-river-to-cross-9780800727024","title":"One More River to Cross","description":"In 1844, two years before the Donner Party, the Stevens-Murphy company left Missouri to be the first wagons into California through the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Mostly Irish Catholics, the party sought religious freedom and education in the mission-dominated land and enjoyed a safe journey--until October, when a heavy snowstorm forced difficult decisions. The first of many for young Mary Sullivan, newlywed Sarah Montgomery, the widow Ellen Murphy, and her pregnant sister-in-law Maolisa.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the party separates in three directions, each risks losing those they loved and faces the prospect of learning that adversity can destroy or redefine. Two women and four men go overland around Lake Tahoe, three men stay to guard the heaviest wagons--and the rest of the party, including eight women and seventeen children, huddle in a makeshift cabin at the headwaters of the Yuba River waiting for rescue . . . or their deaths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick plunges you deep into a landscape of challenge where fear and courage go hand in hand for a story of friendship, family, and hope that will remind you of what truly matters in times of trial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Kirkpatrick\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and CBA bestselling and award-winning author of more than 30 books, including \u003ci\u003eEverything She Didn't Say\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll She Left Behind\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Light in the Wilderness\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Memory Weaver\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Road We Traveled\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Sweetness to the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the prestigious Wrangler Award from the Western Heritage Center. Her works have won the WILLA Literary Award, the Carol Award for Historical Fiction, and the 2016 Will Rogers Medallion Award. Jane lives in Central Oregon\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ewith her husband, Jerry. Learn more at www.jkbooks.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Fleming H. Revell Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50523743584530,"sku":"9780800727024","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_24c13919-fe04-40cf-b7b7-bed88cf37642.jpg?v=1731166744","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/one-more-river-to-cross-9780800727024","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}