Gwen Bristow
Calico Palace
Two women meet in a village of 900 people in 1848 California. Kendra reluctantly accompanies her stepfather, who is an…
Celia Garth
Celia Garth is tired of being a poor relation. Determined to make her way as a dressmaker in revolutionary…
Jubilee Trail
This book, originally published in 1950, is just one of a number of historical novels by Bristow that were…
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