Book Blurb Friday - April 15

My second entry into Book Blurb Friday's writing challenge - I hope you enjoy. (REVISED)

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thunder in the sky



Polly Washburn Hanna had always known she was from hearty stock. Her family had survived malaria, yellow fever, the Revolution and now she had survived Cholera. What she had not known was that her husband was not of similar stock until Elijah succumbed to a disease she was not prepared for. 


Now she was alone. Elijah had passed just before their arrival at Ft. Kearny where he was buried. There were permanent settlers there now. But, their dream had been land in Oregon Territory; open land where they could begin their lives, raise children (and livestock, something she could not do in Boston), where fish and game were plentiful. It really was their dream. Unlike others Polly knew, her husband would talk to her about his hopes and dreams in life. He would ask for her opinion, something her mother and grandmother found astonishing. And Polly simply adored him. But now Elijah was gone.