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Book Review of An Ordinary Woman : A Dramatized Biography of Nancy Kelsey

An Ordinary Woman : A Dramatized Biography of Nancy Kelsey
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IN THE SPRING OF 1841 A COURAGEOUS YOUNG WOMAN NAMED NANCY KELSEY SET OUT WITH HER HUSBAND AND INFANT DAUGHTER FROM MISSOURI HOMESTEAD ON A HARROWING TREK THAT WOULD LEAD HER INTO PAGES OF HISTORY. WITH A SMALL BAND OF PIONEERS THEY BLAZED A TRAIL THROUGH THE WILD CONTINENT TO FIND A NEW LIFE IN CALIFORNIA. BASED ON A TRUE STORY.