Thousands of land-hungry settlers line the border of the Oklahoma territory, waiting for the signal on April 22, 1889. Young Alec Simpson and his companions meet Sooners trying to cheat the start, prepare their horses and wagons, and then join a frantic ride across the prairie where bicycles, buggies and galloping horses all race for a claim.
A vivid introduction to a famous day in the American West, from the We Were There series. Download the free EPUB.