Description
Welcome Are Lands is a story of the American frontier, and how the land's promise of limitless opportunity and wealth transformed the lives and shaped the characters of its settlers. The Shevleys of Maine "go west" to Minnesota Territory in the 1850s to cut the timber that will help build a nation. But in struggle to tame the northern wilderness and found a great city, the family is torn apart. Just as Minnesota lumber still may be found in homes across the Great Plains, so does the emotional legacy of the family's tragedy extend into the lives of succeeding generations.
About the Author: James Irwin Kruger is a native of Minneapolis and a graduate of the University of Minnesota where he majored in English with a minor in history. His roots run deep in the state where his great-great grandfather served as an associate justice of the Territorial Supreme Court in the 1850s. A former newspaper editor, Kruger's 42-year career in journalism took him from his hometown to San Francisco, Santa Cruz and finally to San Jose. He now lives in retirement on the shores of Monterey Bay where he spends his time writing fiction.
