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BOOK REVIEW: Beneath a Dakota Cross
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by: Beth Goddard
Title: Beneath a Dakota
Cross Brazos Fortune, a widower of three years, leaves his young daughter to look for a new home in the Dakota Territory. Fortune is uncertain where to look, but follows a dream he believes is from God – a ranch under a cross. He makes the trek north with several restless friends. One partner holds a map of treasure hidden beneath a cross in the Black Hills. They begin their search for gold and Fortune’s ranch deep in the heart of reserved Sioux territory. Fortune must survive harsh winters, battle Sioux Indians, thieves, and prospectors. He promises his daughter, Dacee June, he will return for her, but must send a letter explaining further delays. Then he receives tragic news -- Dacee June has run away from her aunt’s home in Texas. Fortune is devastated by the news, feeling guilty for ever leaving her. He begins the search for his daughter, praying she will not travel to the dangerous Back Hills. Fortune and his partners must continue to face hard winters, outlaws and Indians in this adventure-packed story, some will lose their lives along the way. Beneath a Dakota Cross is a heart-warming story of a man who knows the Lord, but is still searching for his place in life. Will he find what he’s looking for despite the many obstacles of living in the West? This first book in the Fortunes of the Black Hills series will make you both laugh and cry as you travel through the historical settings to find the answers with Brazos Fortune. | |
