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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherBethany House Publishers
ISBN-100764205137
ISBN-139780764205132
eBay Product ID (ePID)74885497
Product Key Features
Book TitleSixteen Brides
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicChristian / Historical, Religious, Christian / Western, Christian / General, Historical
Publication Year2010
GenreFiction
AuthorStephanie Grace Whitson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2009-041266
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes1 vol.
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisSixteen Civil War widows are lured west with the false promise of land in this tale of women showing strength in circumstances beyond their control., Sixteen Civil War widows living in St. Louis respond to a series of meetings conducted by a land speculator who lures them west by promising "prime homesteads" in a "booming community." Unbeknownst to them, the speculator's true motive is to find an excuse to bring women to the fledging community of Plum Grove, Nebraska, in hopes they will accept marriage proposals shortly after their arrival Sparks fly when these unsuspecting widows meet the men who are waiting for them. These women are going to need all the courage and faith they can muster to survive these unwanted circumstances--especially when they begin to discover that none of them is exactly who she appears to be., Sixteen Civil War widows living in St. Louis respond to a series of meetings conducted by a land speculator who lures them west by promising "prime homesteads" in a "booming community." Unbeknownst to them, the speculator's true motive is to find an excuse to bring women to the fledging community of Plum Grove, Nebraska, in hopes they will accept marriage proposals shortly after their arrival!Sparks fly when these unsuspecting widows meet the men who are waiting for them. These women are going to need all the courage and faith they can muster to survive these unwanted circumstances--especially when they begin to discover that none of them is exactly who she appears to be.