In 1866, Josh Logan, his mother and his father are on a wagon train bound for Wyoming when natives attack the wagon train. In the course of the attack, Josh’s mother buries her son in sand with just a reed as a breathing tube. Josh is the only survivor of the attack. After everything, he buries the dead and makes his way westward again toward Wyoming. Josh Logan is just 13 years old. Josh is looking for Laramie, Wyoming where his mother was to teach school. Josh convinces the school to take him on in his mother’s place, even if just doing odd jobs. That’s where the adventure begins and it’s where Josh Logan begins keeping journals of his life in Laramie.
The Josh Logan Journals consist of seven journals. You’ll note they bear the numbers 1- 7 on the covers. Read in sequence, they draw a nice sketch of the flow of Josh’s life.
BOOK #1:
The Big Bear of Sandy Creek – Josh Logan arrives in Laramie, Wyoming, the sole survivor of an attack on a wagon train. Josh finds his way to Laramie with help from a new friend he met on the trail, Will Harmon. He goes directly to the school and reports his mother’s death. She was to be a teacher in the school. Josh convinces the principal of the school that he wants to fill his mother’s spot as a tribute to her. Josh is only 13 years old. He is so convincing the principal hires him to help with miscellaneous duties around the school, like help in the library. That is the beginning of Josh’s life in Laramie. He eventually becomes a part-time teacher in the school and in the later stories a full-time teacher.
