Contents

1. San Francisco Again

2. The Presidential Election of 1860

3. An Unexpected Proposition

4. Wondering What to Do

5. The Rock of Changing Circumstances

6. A Surprise in Sacramento

7. Back Home in Miracle Springs

8. Mixed Homecoming

9. Father and Son

11. A Heated Discussion About Slavery

12. I Question Myself

13. A Visit With the Rutledges

14. Trying to Get to the Bottom of Truth

15. A Talk With Pa

16. Surprise Visitor

17. The Invitation

18. Embarrassment Enough to Last a Lifetime

19. Learning to Look for the Lord’s Doors

20. My Decision

21. A Ride Not to Forget

22. Truth or Opportunity

23. Speechmaking in Sacramento

24. Dinner at Livingstone’s

25. The Two Letters

26. A Bold Decision

27. The Pony Express

28. Pa and I Take to the Trail

30. The Fright of My Life!

31. The Most Unusual Breakfast in the World

33. A Conversation in Sacramento

34. Warning Signs

35. Memories on Horseback

36. How Many States?

37. The Election Approaches

38. November 6, 1860

39. A Dreadful Way to End a Year

41. A New President Comes to Washington

42. Pa in Sacramento

44. Which Side for California?

45. Stanford for Governor

46. The Campaigns of the Summer of 1861

47. The War in California

49. Whole Again

50. Unlikely Rescue

51. The End of the Express and a New Opportunity

52. Raising Money for the Union

53. A Moment Between Past and Future

54. A Disturbing Encounter

55. Deceitful Spy

56. It Can’t Be!

57. Confrontation, Heartbreak, and Betrayal

58. Parting of the Ways

Author’s Note

About the Author

Fiction by Michael Phillips