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Jaelin Petrie
Jaelin Petrie

Samual Hunter

Stephanie Albach
Stephanie Albach

Abigail

Chris Kendrick
Chris Kendrick

Moose

Shannon Skinner
Shannon Skinner

Patricia

Gretchen Skinner
Gretchen Skinner

Sarah

Joel Bishop
Joel Bishop

Edward Martin

Scott Christopher
Scott Christopher

Robert Quincy

Darin Andersen
Darin Andersen

Trapper Cobb

T.J. Bishop
T.J. Bishop

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Junior Case
Junior Case

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    This is a fictional love story with the 1856 Handcart Pioneers as the backdrop. Sam Hunter, falls for a Mormon Pioneer woman, Abigail, as she is moving west. As the pioneers stop in his town of Iowa City, he pretends to desire joining the Mormon Church to show his love for Abigail. As hardships prevail, his faith is tested on their way to Zion.

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    2002-10-11

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    10

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    The story of one man's journey with the Martin Handcart Company

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