The Trampled Fields

Beneath the Burning Ground #3

by Jeanne Williams

Book Three in "Beneath the Burning Ground" A Spur Award-winning Author

Jeanne Williams is a master of the historical novel, and nowhere more so than in this epic story of the Kansas Territory in the years just before and during the War Between the States. Jonathan Ware, who homesteaded with his family in Kansas before the war broke out, was killed by raiders sympathetic to the Confederate States of America. His sons serve against each other in the Union and Confederate Armies. His widow and his two daughters, Christy and Beth, have sought refuge from the constant raids in a hidden valley with other women and children. Dan O'Brien, an Irish immigrant in love with Christy Ware, is fighting on the side of the Union. "The Trampled Fields" concludes a powerful story with characters that come vividly to life in the midst of a time of great emotional pain and destruction.

Jeanne Williams, born in Elkhart, Kansas, has published more than seventy Western, fantasy, and women's stories. The authentic historical level of her writing distinguishes her among her peers, and her works have set standards for those who follow.

Genres: Historical Fiction

215 pages, Hardcover

First published March 21, 2005

About the author

Pseudonyms: Megan Castell, Jeanne Crecy, Jeanne Foster, Deirdre Rowan, Kristian Michaels, J.R. Williams

Reviews

[Vikki · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed Beneath the Burning Ground Book Three: The Trampled Fields so much! I found this book to be a great way to understand our local history of what was happening in civil war times. Jeanne Williams wrote a great fiction story around often (to me!) confusing historical facts. She wrote it in a very simple way. It almost could have been a young adult book-but not quite. This book brought alive what was happening in Missouri and Kansas.

[Loretta · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great conclusion to this roller coaster trilogy.