"The Boy Settlers: A Story of Early Times in Kansas" by Noah Brooks is a late 1800s story about families moving west to Kansas where Charlie and Alexander Howell, with their cousin Oscar Bryant, discover how courage and valiant stories influence them through tales of survival and settling. First introduced in Dixon, Illinois, the boys listen intently to stories, specifically those of the Black Hawk War. In Kansas, the issue of slavery grows into a major cause for concern, and the boy's fathers choose to move their families out West in the hopes of finding greater chances and participating in the struggle for liberty. The novel starts with the boy's pending exciting journey and stresses the reasons behind it and getting ready for the amazing, life-changing adventure that is about to begin, which is packed with dreaming big, hoping, and answering freedom's stirring call, ultimately helping to establish a new community.
The Boy Settlers: A Story of Early Times in Kansas
By Noah Brooks
Three young cousins leave everything they know to venture into the wild west, seeking freedom, adventure, and the chance to help build a new world amidst the rising conflict over slavery.
Summary
About the AuthorNoah Brooks was an American journalist and editor who worked for newspapers in Sacramento, San Francisco, Newark, and New York. He is known for writing a major biography of Abraham Lincoln based on close personal observation.
Noah Brooks was an American journalist and editor who worked for newspapers in Sacramento, San Francisco, Newark, and New York. He is known for writing a major biography of Abraham Lincoln based on close personal observation.
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