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The year is 1837. The American West is untamed, uncivilized, and largely unclaimed. U.S. President Andrew Jackson, in a race with the British and Russians, sends a wagon train of would-be settlers into the uncharted Oregon territory, led by his close friend, mountain man and veteran Sam Brentwood. Teaming up with trail hand Whip Holt, widow Claudia Humphries, and a colorful group of courageous pioneers, Brentwood sets off from New York, heading westward...
2) California!
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Gold fever swept the country from coast to coast, luring more than a hundred thousand seekers to the untamed territory of California. For them, the Gold Rush of 1848 represented the American Dream come true. But for the settlers who lived there, it was an all-out assault on the homes they'd struggled so hard to build. In Sacramento Valley, former Texas Ranger Rick Miller struggles to keep the peace with nothing more than a six shooter and guts.
4) Nevada!
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Virginia City, 1861. As thousands of fortune-seekers descend on the silver-rich boomtown hoping to cash in on the Comstock Lode, a very different cause unites the ranks of courageous soldiers in the coming Civil War: the supreme battle for America's future. Major General Lee Blake is assigned the treacherous task of transporting silver to the Union troops in Missouri, while enemies plot to sabotage his mission. By his side are some of the bravest...
5) Texas!
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The bold new republic is fighting for its life. Ready to rally for the cause of Texas liberty are the stalwart settlers of Oregon! And, as a band of Oregon volunteers makes the treacherous journey through Mexican territory, Cathy Blake joins her husband, veteran commander Lee Blake, to lead a wagon train of future settlers from the East.
6) Nebraska!
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This is the story of fearless devotion to a hard-won ideal, of betrayal from within, and of sabotage that reaches as far as the shores of Britain and inperial Russia. And, above all, it is the story of "Whip" Holt, teh ruggedly quiet leader of this leg of the perilous migration, and of Cathy Van Ayl, who leaves her family behind in Missouri to continue on with Whip Holt's train, perhaps to win his heart.
8) Colorado!
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Some came to Colorado for freedom, while others to build a new life. But in 1858, when gold is discovered in the Colorado region, thousands descend on Denver like a hungry swarm. General Lee Burke, an original pioneer of the Oregon Trail, must take on the greatest challengeof all. Under orders from U.S. President James Buchanan, he must gain the support of Colorado, to forge the fate of a nation. With tensions between the North and South heating up,...
10) Oregon!
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Valor and devotion ride side by side with intrigue and bitter rivalry. Wagon master Whip Holt is desired by two women--his wife, and Cathy van Ayl Blake, who is married to the supreme commander of the American forces in the Oregon Territory.
11) Wyoming!
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With the onset of a bitter winter, America's first wagon train pushes its way westward through the Rockies. Ahead is Oregon, the Promised Land; yet the endless miles of hardship, danger, treachery, and death stand between them and their beloved goal: Wyoming!
15) Celebration!
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As the United States Centennial celebration approaches, Toby Holt is given a life-and-death mission. A band of anarchists plan to make the Centennial a bloodbath.
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