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(More customer reviews)In 1841 Ben Kelsey, his teenage wife Nancy, and their infant leave Missouri for California. Instead of heading southwest down the Santa Fe trail, the Kelsey trio takes the shortest route, a straight line through the Plains, the Rockies, the Great Western Desert, and the Sierra Nevada range. This path happens to be the most dangerous between the threat of Indians and hostile climate.
However, Nancy's arrival frightens the Spanish Dons who control much of California. They realize a woman with a baby crossed the desert and mountainous barrier that previosuly isolated them from the Americans and their Manifest Destiny propaganda. Over the next few years more Americans arrive until a rebellion breaks out with the Anglo newcomers rallying around the Bear Flag (made from Nancy's petticoats). California is about to start a new destiny led by intrepid settlers like Nancy.
AN ORDINARY WOMAN is an extraordinary historical fictionalized biography that is must reading by fans of the sub-genre. Internationally renowned for her historical novels, Cecilia Holland scribes what will be acknowledged as one of her best works in what is clearly an incredible career. Using real accounts including the heroine's own letters, Ms. Holland paints a picture of an era in flux. Though the obvious worship of the real Nancy by the author becomes a bit overbearing, all the characters seem genuine as their motives and lifestyles bring depth to the tale. This fabulous recounting of a period in American History will provide much acclaim to Ms. Holland.
Harriet Klausner
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