Samuel Hickman volunteered to fight for his country and talked his younger brother into joining him. They'd ridden for honor and glory. The realities of war, however, convinced Hick to avoid people and their entanglements. Susannah Piper lost everyone she loved in the war, her Confederate father and brothers, and even her Yankee husband. Left with only her thick Georgia drawl and a contrary mule, her sights are set on the state of Oregon-as...