Unbroken
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Last published Fri, Aug 1, 2014
Buck is a boy, driving a herd of sheep along the Oregon Trail with his father, to start a new life for them and their family. Tragedy strikes and Buck is left alone to face the harsh cruelties of the West and to continue the arduous journey. An accident strips away something from Buck that all his life he had taken for granted, making the journey nearly impossible. However Buck's grit and unrelenting determination propels him forward into the trials and tribulations of the West during the epic gold rush of '49. Will Buck make it to California and build a home for him and his family or the West claim him, like it has claimed so many others?
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