This book was about Laura and her family are on their way to the Dakota Territory for a chance to have their own land and stop moving place from place. The father is traveling by wagon and the girls including the mother are traveling by train. Jack their dog or should I say Laura's dog passed away just before going with Pa. The new town of De Smet is populated with settlers persuade to go west by the promise of free land, and Laura and her family must do whatever it takes to protect and support their
