# ISBN-13: 978-0963726544
Matilda's Story by Jacquelyn Hanson is a biographical novel based on 30 years in the life of Matilda Randolph, a pioneer woman born in Illinois in 1836 who migrated with her family to Kansas in 1854. There she married
and bore four children while the conflict raged around her. In 1864, as a young widow with three small children, she traversed the Oregon / California Trail to California. The book has been well-researched. Those who enjoy authentic
tales of pioneer days will appreciate Matilda's Story.
Matilda lived through a very turbulent period in American History. Matilda's Story is the history of the time as seen through the eyes of one young woman as she struggled to survive over odds that seem almost overwhelming to
people of today.
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About the Author Jacquelyn Hanson:
Jacquelyn Hanson, great-granddaughter of Matilda Randolph, grew up on the ranch where Matilda spent the last thirty years of her life, surrounded by family stories. She decided to write them down so the stories would be preserved for future generations. As a result, her first novel, Matilda's Story, was published in 1997.
She went on to write two historical romances, Susan's Quest and Katlin's Fury, both based on the extensive research
done for Matilda's Story. Matilda's Story ended in 1867 with Matilda's marriage to Alfred Wheelock, the author's great-grandfather, but demand from her readers to know what happened to Matilda after 1867 led to Matilda's Story: The California Years, which follows Matilda through to her 69th birthday in 1905.
The author, a graduate of Stanford University school of Nursing, lives in Southern California with her youngest son, and
recently retired from business with her oldest son. She has been published in professional journals, and several of her stories have been published or won awards.
She has been an active member of Liga International, Flying Doctors of Mercy for over twenty years, and goes to Mexico one weekend a month to operate a free clinic there. She is on a DMAT (Disaster Medical Assistance Team) and a volunteer with the Red Cross. She is also a volunteer for the Orange County Natural History Museum, and a member of the Rotary Club of Saddleback Valley.
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