Part of a letter in The Journey from Lona to her folks in North Carolina

April 12, 1902
Dear Mama,
I wanted to surprise you, so I haven't mentioned having a picture made, but here it is. This is the next best thing to being there with all of you. As you can see, I'm getting pretty big........I haven't seen any cougars lately, although I have heard wolves at night. They seem to be most active when there is a full moon. So far, we've been able to keep the hogs safe. Charlie slept in the barn one night........

Relax with a Historical Fiction Novel, The Journey, set in Union County, Arkansas

Life in the 1890's was quite different, especially when you traveled by wagon from North Carolina to Southern Arkansas to homestead and raise a family. Read about the adventures of my maternal grandparents as they fought to carve a home out of the wilderness of Union County, Arkansas. They lived in a log cabin on land where cougars roamed. Four years after they homesteaded, my pioneer grandmother finally received an old yellowed letter from Laura, her friend on the wagon train who had settled in Missouri. The letter is included on this blog. To order a signed copy of The Journey, send a check or money order in the amount of $23.00 to:
Frances Bennett
1359 Hwy. 3121
Spearsville, La 71277
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My historical fiction book, The Journey, is published.

The Journey is the story of my maternal grandparents, Charlie and Lona Stegall, who came by wagon from North Carolina to carve a living out of the wilderness of Union County, Arkansas. My grandmother gave birth to nine children, shot cougars, and helped my grandfather wrestle a living from the land. If you love to read about happenings in the 1800s, this is the book for you.

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Frances Bennett
1359 Hwy. 3121
Spearsville, La 71277
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