Jack, the narrator and young Ollie fit out a covered wagon they call the Rattletrap and set off from Dakota Territory, to the head-shaking of Grandpa Oldberry. Their route runs to the Missouri, into Nebraska, across the Niobrara, through the Sand Hills and over the antelope flats to the Black Hills, with mishaps and droll encounters all the way.
A light-hearted prairie road trip from the 1880s, good company for readers of all ages. Download the free EPUB.