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 #7:
Humphrey Meriwether – Humphrey Meriwether came to Laramie, Wyoming looking for stories for a newspaper in Chicago and something more. He was a fan of Josh Logan’s western stories and wanted to have some similar experiences. He knew, of course, that Josh Logan’s western stories were both works of fiction and some true stories, and he thought if he could connect with Josh Logan maybe he could have some true experiences to write about. He arrived just as the school year was ending and Josh agreed to ‘show him around’. They set out on an adventure that Meriwether used for his stories. He got everything he bargained for and then some. This little story takes the reader along with Josh and Humphrey, sharing their seats on a stagecoach, and some of Humphrey’s personal life back in Chicago.
