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Wilderness Bride
When her Mormon father goes off to fight in the Mexican War, fifteen-year old Corey finds herself betrothed to a man she never met. Corey can swing an ax as well as any man, and doesn’t know what to make of the brooding Ethan who rebels against the Mormon ways. As she struggles to make sense of her fate, Corey learns to make her own decisions and follow her heart.
- GenresHistorical Fiction
232 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1962
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About the author
Annabel Johnson
30 books9 followersFrom the age of twelve, Annabel was dedicated to a future of being an author, so that by the time she was twenty she had begun to see the happenings of her life as material for books to come. Prior to her writing career she worked in publishing houses as a librarian, as a legal secretary, and in other secretarial posts.
In 1955 she and her husband Edgar began their co-authorship by writing historical novels of the old West, traveling the country, visiting the scenes of their stories and delving into their research while living in an eight-foot camping trailer, trying to make ends meet on an author’s meager royalties. They had no home base, except a certain spot in the Mojave Desert in winter, and another site in the National Forest in Wyoming in the summer.
The Johnsons co-authored many popular works of historical and science fiction both for young adults and adults. They began their career together, however, with several novels set in the Old West, intending to bring that period to life for children far removed from the country. They spent several years traveling throughout the western United States, seeking out little known facets of western history, and compiling accounts of old-timers they met, and of their own experiences. As time passed they shifted their focus more toward the present era, in an effort to help their readers come to terms with today's world.
In 1966, with the growing success of their books, they settled in Denver, but after Edgar’s death, Annabel came home to Arizona, to continue her career in the desert setting she has always loved. She bought a lovely home in Leisure World and settled in. With each new novel she wrote her excitement never left her.
Annabell Jones Johnson passed into a new life February 9, 2013.
In 1955 she and her husband Edgar began their co-authorship by writing historical novels of the old West, traveling the country, visiting the scenes of their stories and delving into their research while living in an eight-foot camping trailer, trying to make ends meet on an author’s meager royalties. They had no home base, except a certain spot in the Mojave Desert in winter, and another site in the National Forest in Wyoming in the summer.
The Johnsons co-authored many popular works of historical and science fiction both for young adults and adults. They began their career together, however, with several novels set in the Old West, intending to bring that period to life for children far removed from the country. They spent several years traveling throughout the western United States, seeking out little known facets of western history, and compiling accounts of old-timers they met, and of their own experiences. As time passed they shifted their focus more toward the present era, in an effort to help their readers come to terms with today's world.
In 1966, with the growing success of their books, they settled in Denver, but after Edgar’s death, Annabel came home to Arizona, to continue her career in the desert setting she has always loved. She bought a lovely home in Leisure World and settled in. With each new novel she wrote her excitement never left her.
Annabell Jones Johnson passed into a new life February 9, 2013.
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April 14, 2013
It is a very good historical fiction early western. This book is full of historic details of the long endurance of a Mormon wagon train's migration to Utah. But it is the young spirited and most independent girl we cheer for as she questions her pre-arranged marriage, as well as her strong will to overcome the adversities alone the trail. The themes and trials of that time period are played out through the story.
Annabell & Edgar Johnson researched this book on the trail itself. Not to miss any historical points along the way. Annabell & Edgar had written about wagon trains before with "The Black Symbol" and "Torrie". There they captured the color and the flavor of the times. Here again she does the same but goes more in-depth with the Mormon culture.
I must say this book is even a better read for me as Annabell (true spelling) my cousin, dedicated the book to my mother, Modenia.
Annabell & Edgar Johnson researched this book on the trail itself. Not to miss any historical points along the way. Annabell & Edgar had written about wagon trains before with "The Black Symbol" and "Torrie". There they captured the color and the flavor of the times. Here again she does the same but goes more in-depth with the Mormon culture.
I must say this book is even a better read for me as Annabell (true spelling) my cousin, dedicated the book to my mother, Modenia.
May 27, 2010
I've read this book numerous times throughout my life beginning in 7th grade. There is just something about this story that I love; I have always been a historical fiction fan and travelling the Oregon Trail has always intrigued me. Corey is the daughter of a Mormon. Her mother died when she was young so she has been raised by her father and allowed many freedoms that girls of that time period didn't have. She is strong and resourceful so when her dad decides to work as a mercenary and send money home to the Mormons so they can continue their move west to escape persecution, Corey is dismayed to learn that he has arranged a marriage for her to a man she has never met. When she meets him, she is even more determined not to marry him. The best she can arrange though is a delay of the wedding until she is sixteen. She must travel west with his family until that time comes. A plucky strong-willed heroine and a touch of romance and a journey I've always been interested in . . .I think I need to reread it this summer.
April 16, 2009
this is a book I read overe and over.
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