
GROSSET & DUNLAP Publishers, New York - © JIM KJELGAARD 1957 - For Rosalyn Louise Albers - PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG CARD NO. 57-5035 We Were There at the Oklahoma Land Run
WE WERE THERE AT THE OKLAHOMA LAND RUN - BY JIM KJELGAARD - Historical Consultant: Savoie Lottinville - Illustrated by Chris A. Kenyon, Jr.
Illustrations
CHAPTER ONE - Witch Girl
CHAPTER TWO - Pete's Story
CHAPTER THREE - The Sooners
CHAPTER FOUR - Ready for the Run
CHAPTER FIVE - April 22, 1889
CHAPTER SIX - Mindy
CHAPTER SEVEN - Wild Ride
Thousands of hopeful settlers line the Oklahoma border in April 1889, eyes fixed on the signal that will unleash a frantic rush for the promised homesteads. Among them are young Alec Simpson and his spirited twin sisters, Cindy and Mindy, who have trekked the rugged Cherokee Trail with their father, Jed. The air crackles with anticipation as wagons, horses, and foot‑soldiers surge forward the moment the starting gun fires, each family eager to stake a claim on the fertile prairie.
The Simpson’s adventure quickly turns uneasy when Mindy vanishes and a dark‑eyed stranger appears, threatening the fragile joy of their new beginning. Relying on Cindy’s quick‑witted tricks and Alec’s daring courage, the siblings set out to rescue their sister and protect their freshly‑won land. Their resourcefulness and bond hint at the challenges and triumphs that lie ahead in the golden Oklahoma frontier.
Language
en
Duration
~2 hours (151K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2010-12-22
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1910–1959
Best known for outdoor adventures like Big Red, this writer turned a deep love of animals and wild places into stories generations of young readers have remembered. His books are full of dogs, forests, danger, and the hard-earned bond between people and the natural world.
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