Arkansas history (and I'm not sure how much of it actually adheres to historical truth or is just good storytelling) and 5 generations of the Ducharme family. It is a great love story of Annie Lark and Jacques Ducharme and their descendants, the development of their land, piracy on the river, slaves or not, the Civil War, betrayals and loyalties of all kinds, farming, trapping, dogs and men, women and children. And through it all Jacques Ducharme and Annie Lark. Jacques is a character to love and hate, Annie mostly to love. This book is just a really good piece of storytelling and I enjoyed reading it.

Reserved for the Historical Fiction Book Box.

Released into the Historical Fiction Book Box. It is on its way to OR.

This book enjoyed a brief stay in San Jose, CA before continuing its travels in ladybug74's Historical Fiction bookbox!

This book came home in my Historical Fiction Bookbox.