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 #3:
The Wild Horses of Big Horn Canyon – Josh and a friend set a plan to catch some wild horse in Big Horn Canyon and use the horses to start a ranch raising horses. Josh is unable to be there at the start of their expedition, so his friend starts out alone. Josh finally catches up with his friend in Big Horn Basin. His friend has already caught his horses and is ready to return to Laramie. But since Josh is now there, they return to the canyon and catch Josh’s share of the horses. Then they return to Laramie with their horses. They have a number of adventures during this horse catching expedition but arrive home safely and they start their ranch. This journal, like the others has a central theme. In this case friendship. Josh’s friendship is with the owner of town café. The owner of the café is also a Civil War Veteran, who like Josh is full of dreams and ambition for the future. They rely on each other, and Josh proves in this story, that he is a dependable friend who supports his friend’s ambitions. Do they succeed? As we say today, big time.
