To fulfill his promise to a dying man, Cass Winslow locates the man's daughter and takes her with him in search of Klondike gold in The Yukon Queen. House of Winslow book 17.
Gilbert Morris was one of today's best-known Christian novelists. He lived in Gulf Shores, Alabama, with his wife, Johnnie. He is the father to Lynn Morris and Alan Morris
This follows Cass Winslow as he travels from NYC to San Francisco and on to the Yukon in search of riches. Serena ,who he has been tasked with the job of taking care of, goes with him and finds herself nicknamed The Yukon Queen. Gives a good look at the dangers and the hardships of being part of the gold rush in the Yukon.
This book starts with a reunion of Sky Winslow's children by his second wife, but his son from his first wife shows up! He's been prospecting for gold in California! The children go with different aunts & uncles, & a few go to Seattle, where they hear about the gold rush in Alaska!
7 - What a crazy time in history with the gold rush in Alaska. This book had lots of drama with Cass's life before Serena and then their adventures to Alaska. Having Jubal die was sad but really hit home the point of being ready to meet God when you die - are you prepared to die? Having Cass come to understand and embrace God was interesting how it was woven into the story. Not some big earth shattering experience, but slowly coming to accept and realize he needed God in his life. Reading these books that have taken place in the 1890's makes me marvel at how awful it was with no law - anyone carrying a gun could kill you at any time. What a way to live.
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Like all of the books in this series, this one had a rich historical background. But even though i haven't been reading this series in order, the characters in this book are very similar to the ones in The Union Belle. Even the plot takes a very similar path. Basically, I feel the same way about this book as I felt about The Union Belle in terms of the Christian message and morals.
This series by Gilbert Morris is one of my absolute favorites. Each book follows at least one member of a generation in the Winslow family tree and the member(s) gets saved and finds true love. There's also some commentary on the social conditions of the time frame. Truly interesting.
I usually hate not starting at the beginning of a series; but enjoyed the book and would read more of the set as I come across them. I love family history, Royal Canadian Mounted Police and strong women so the book was right up my alley.