Winning the Wilderness

"Winning the Wilderness" by Margaret Hill McCarter opens at the Aydelot farm, a country oasis in the undeveloped lands of America. Written after the last Native American Trails disappeared, this book captures the romance of the settlers but doesn't dismiss the hardships that made surviving a chore. Love and dependence on oneself and one's resources are the main elements of this book which sends readers on an adventure through Kansas and the midwest.