When transplanted Texan Bob Seton arrives in Lawrence, Kansas, he finds much to like about the place--especially Mary McCloud, daughter of the local banker, but politics is in the air: it's just prior to the Civil War and there is already a sharp division in the Territory as to whether it will remain slavery-free. When he gets the opportunity to run for marshal, Seton finds him...
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Farm
Family Life
Geneology
Marriage Proposal
Cigarette
Retirement
Historical
Ink
Bull
Grandchild
Broken Nose
Heart Disease
Minister
Broken Promise
Handkerchief
Funeral
Women's Suffrage
Lawyer
African American
Murder
1920s
Train
Judge
Jail
Marriage
Prohibition
Fire
Automobile
Servant
Jealousy
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Lynchburg Virginia
District Attorney
Aging
Trial
Singer
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