num_pages: 388
description: Lured by the promise of real freedom and a new town to call their own sharecroppers Ezekiel Harban and his three daughters leave behind remnants of slavery in the war-torn south and set off for Nicodemus Kansas. When they arrive they are shocked to see that little of what they were promised actually exists. Many head back home but Ezekiel and his daughters are determined to build a new life in the stark territory. Dr. Boyle a newly arrived doctor in neighboring Hill City is called to deliver a baby in Nicodemus. He and his family are moved by the plight of the settlers there and vow to help. But the white pioneers of Hill City face problems too. When the lives of these two families intersect neither town will ever be the same.
language: English
title: First Dawn
publisher: Bethany House