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Mary Kindle Edition

by Kat Carson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 61
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Clean and Wholesome American mail order bride historical western short story romance.

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Based on the true story of Mary Ellen Pleasant

Mary Pleasant is the daughter of a slave family living in Monroe, Georgia. Everyone has been talking about the emancipation of the slaves, but when freedom finally comes, there is a lot of uncertainty about what the future holds. All that Mary knows for sure is that she is going to go West and she is determined to find a way to get there.

After answering a "Brides Wanted" advertisement on the church notice board, Mary finds herself saying goodbye to her family, perhaps forever and boarding a train with four other young brides headed for an unknown future in San Francisco. Unfortunately, someone forgot to tell Mary that her husband-to-be, John Smart, is a white man. But Mary knows that faith and courage will see her through, and she is determined to be a success in this town.

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  4. Publication date
    22 November 2016
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About the Author

Kat Carson lives in New Mexico with her two dogs, a horse, and 20 chickens. She started writing when she was a teenager and has never stopped. She loves the rich culture of the old West. Some of her stories are inspired by tales from the local storytellers in New Mexico and what her grandparents used to tell her. Others are when she travels around in her RV camping, fishing, hiking, climbing and engaging with other interesting people along the way. She writes stories derived from actual historical facts and events and sometimes individuals with interesting characters in nature that will captivate you and leave you in awe with the twists and turns of every story. Packed with action, humor, challenge, and adventure her short stories will stretch the limits of your imagination, allowing you to marvel at the fascinating time in US history. I recommend them for anybody who enjoys an excellent feel good clean and wholesome romance story.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01NCAZGFI
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Royce Cardiff Publishing House; 2 edition (22 November 2016)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3404 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 202 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Kat Carson lives in New Mexico with her two dogs, a horse, and 20 chickens. She started writing when she was a teenager and has never stopped. She loves the rich culture of the old West. Some of her stories are inspired by tales from the local storytellers in New Mexico and what her grandparents used to tell her. Others are when she travels around in her RV camping, fishing, hiking, climbing and engaging with other interesting people along the way.

She writes stories derived from actual historical facts and events and sometimes individuals with interesting characters in nature that will captivate you and leave you in awe with the twists and turns of every story. Packed with action, humor, challenge, and adventure her short stories will stretch the limits of your imagination, allowing you to marvel at the fascinating time in US history. I recommend them for anybody who enjoys an excellent feel good clean and wholesome romance story.

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Sylvia Vann
5.0 out of 5 stars Mary Review
Reviewed in the United States on 17 December 2019
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As an African American woman who is an avid reader, I can honestly say that I enjoyed reading this book. I am so glad that Mary spoke the English language well considering that she knew how to read.
I would have been disappointed if she was written to talk any other way. I was so into the story that I had to quit reading for a few hours to get over a tragic event. I was so mad at the Author. I am so glad that I was able to continue. Yes, there were a few misspelled words, but it didn't take away from a well written story.
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Mary B.
4.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on 9 January 2017
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There were quite a few misspelled words so I deducted one star for that. I did enjoy Marys story though ,about a newly freed slave girl in Georgia that left on a matrimonial train trip for San Francisco in the later 1800's and the many trials that came with prejudice toward a successful black woman. There were such haughty wealthy white people seeking their fortune in San Francisco whole looked down on the Chinese as well. It was especially bad when Mary married a wealthy white man Yet she always had a sanctuary for her colored friends in her mansion ,and at her businesses. Quite interesting history
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mary ( Mail Oder Brides of the West Series Book 1)
Reviewed in the United States on 24 April 2020
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I enjoyed reading this book about Mary going out West to find a better Future. Going out West was hard enough for women and Mary was Black it was even harder. It seems in every life time there are prejudice people. It's nice to know not everyone was prejudiced.. Great Book..
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Yvonne Butler
5.0 out of 5 stars Once Slave but Now Free
Reviewed in the United States on 12 February 2017
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This story begins at the freedom of the slaves. Mary and her family suddenly free had made no plans, but unlike so many slaves, her family understood hard work. Mary's family just moved to share-chopping. Mary felt God was calling her to go west. She answered a poster at her church for a mail order bride in San Francisco. This is a very different kind of book, but I always was surprised by what I read.
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Adam Carson
3.0 out of 5 stars Likeable main character was the best part of the book
Reviewed in the United States on 17 April 2019
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I agree with the other review...the author made no attempt to give the Georgia ex-slaves...even a quasi dialect...they spoke theQueen's English as if they just stepped out of Buckingham Palace. I couldn't get past that. I nearly quit the book early on when a massive plot twist occurred that made me feel I was being cheated...but I kept reading to find out what would happen and eventually the premise was reworked with a new character. Despite that most of Mary's trials were "speedbumps" and not major obstacles which I didn't quite buy. There was missed opportunity for rich drama. On a couple of occasions, Mary has a friend come to live with her and I was expecting maybe so juicy drama where the friend takes an interst in Mary's man. Nope...just all kumbaya. I really wanted to like this more than I did.
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