Title: Sweet Betsy from Pike
Description: It's a historical novel based on the goldrush folk ballad of the same name.  In 1849 Betsy was 18, a minister's daughter, and pregnant.  To escape the shame, she and her lover. Ike, join a wagon train bound for the California mining camp of Hangtown.  Along the trail and in the rough-and-tumble camp, Betsy outgrows Ike and develops into a strong woman, capable of taking charge of her own destiny.  Historical figures include Brigham Young, Joaquin Murrieta, and Bayard Taylor.
Subjects: gold rush, Hangtown, wagon train, Sweet Betsy from Pike, Brigham Young, Joaquin Murrieta, Bayard Taylor, English Folk songs, Fiction
Places: Hangtown (now Placerville), California; Salt Lake City
People: Brigham Young, Joaquin Murrieta, Bayard Taylor, John Studebaker, Philip Armour, Mark Hopkins
Time periods: 1849-50