Undaunted

I am reading  The Undaunted.  800 pages-  Well worth it.

In fact, I couldn't put the book down. 

It starts with a 6-year-old boy working in coal mines in England.  It follows him as he emigrates to Utah as a teenager.  When he is in his early 20s, he begins a challenging pioneer journey in southern Utah.

In the late 1870s, a group of missionaries/pioneers set out to find a shorter route from Escalante, Utah to the southeastern corner of Utah, near what is now Bluff, Utah.  These families set out on what they thought would be a 6 week trek.  It took 6 months, because they had to build wagon roads through challenging terrain.

It’s a fabulous book filled with historical facts and people woven into the story with the fictional characters, faith, perseverance, and love.

The author has a great website with photos of the pioneer route landmarks at:  http://www.undaunted-thenovel.com/