Dragging a weary child and cradling a baby, she knew how to fire a weapon and kept her gun close. Just exactly where she was going, she didn’t know. Neither did any of the women next to her—those of European descent, religious, devoted to family. She faced danger from starvation, exposure to the elements and attacks by natives.


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