Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Prologue

1. The Dedication . . . Looking Backward

2. A Man of Tender Heart

3. The Dedication . . . Looking Forward

4. The Town Picnic

5. Miracle’s Surprise Guest

6. The Adventure

7. Thankfulness From Behind the Clouds

8. San Francisco!

9. Brush with the Past

10. Trouble at Dutch Flat

11. Grizzly Hatch

12. Around the Campfire

13. Pa’s Surprise Decision

14. The Letter

15. School

16. The First Day

17. Our Second Christmas

18. Pa’s Announcement

19. A Talk Afterward

20. The Rest of Christmas Day

21. New Year, New Challenges

22. Easter Sunday—New Birth

23. The Ride Home

24. The Day Finally Comes

25. The Arrival of Miss Kathryn Morgan

26. Katie

27. Never the Same Again

28. May 1854

29. An Afternoon in Miracle Springs

30. A Determined Lady

31. A Talk with Pa

32. Alone With Thoreau

33. The Note

34. The Refusal

35. The Offer

36. The Plan

37. The Ride

38. The Fight at Negro Jack’s

39. That Night

40. Preparations

41. The Big Day

42. Wondering About the Future

About the Authors

Books by Michael Phillips

Books by Judith Pella

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