Trail of Thread Series
This autographed book series is about my mother’s ancestors. The John and Deborah Pieratt family traveled from Kentucky, and the Margaret Ralston Kennedy family from Ohio, to homestead beside each other in Kansas. Their children, from the North and the South, marry during the Civil War. Twelve quilt patterns are featured in each book of this series. These books are written in letter form, covering the years 1854 to 1865.series. Time period: 1854-1865.
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Trail of ThreadA Woman’s Westward JourneyTaste the dust of the road and feel the wind in your face as you travel with the Pieratt family by wagon trail from Kentucky to the new Territory of Kansas in 1854. |
Thimble of SoilA Woman’s Quest for LandExperience the terror of the fighting and the determination to endure as you stake a claim alongside the Kennedy women caught in the bloody conflicts of Kansas in the 1850’s. |
Stitch of CourageA Woman’s Fight for FreedomFace the uncertainty of the conflict and challenge the purpose of the fight with the women of Kansas during the Civil War. |
