It was early spring in Colorado and was the year 1855. Far in the top corner of the state was a nice big ranch owned by the family. The family had moved there from Kentucky to have a ranch and make some money. Oscar and Jenny Benson had married in Kentucky and now owned this ranch. Mr. Benson looked after the couple of cowboys that they had hired to work, and made sure everything was going well. Mrs. Benson cared for her boys as well as any mother would do. From the oldest there was, Clarence, Charles, Brad, and last of all Jonathan.
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I wrote this about 9 years ago with inspiration from a book about Indians and Settlers that I loved growing up.
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Jonny and the Comanches
Historical FictionThe thrilling story of a young boy named Jonny and his pony, White-Foot, set in the 1800s about life on the prairie in Colorado and he and his family's encounters with Comanche Indians.
