Pioneer Lady

About the Book

The story, spanning several years, unfolds through the eyes of 18-year-old Eddie, Stella Thorne’s older brother. Inspired by Marcus Whitman, the father, Culver Thorne, wants to take his family of seven out west along the Oregon Trail. Stella is the reluctant Pioneer Lady. A young but experienced pioneer, Jeff Moorfield, is persuaded to guide the family’s caravan when the captain becomes ill and dies. But a southerner named Joel Hallor is another kind of thorn who pains Jeff all the way to Oregon. Hardships, danger, humor and pathos fill this exciting story as Joel and Jeff vie for Stella’s affections.

About the Author

LESTER FULFORD KRAMER (1895 – 1973) Born in Idaho. His father and brother were killed in an avalanche. His mother remarried, and Les was adopted by stepfather, Alvin Kramer, sheriff of San Juan County, Colorado. He grew up in the mining town of Silverton, high in the Colorado Rockies and served in World War I. He married and settled down in Enumclaw, Washington where he was Personnel and Safety Manager for White River Lumber Company, a branch of Weyerhauser Timber Co. (80 words)