01826cam a2200337 4500 546848408 TxAuBib 20101127120000.0 000308s2003||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780764222221 paperback $12.99 0764222228 paperback $12.99 TxAuBib Lauraine Snelling. Ruby [#1] : Dakotah treasures / Lauraine Snelling. Ruby. Minneapolis, Minnesota : Bethany House, 2003. Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Pub., 2003. 480 p. : paperback ; 21 cm. Dakotah Treasures ; 1 Book 1 of Dakotah Treasures. Author Lauraine Snelling once again takes readers west to the untamed land of Dakota Territory, introducing new characters both unique and appealing. Ruby Torvald and her young sister, Opal, have received an inheritance from their long-lost father who left home years ago to seek his fortune in the Black Hills. When they leave their comfortable situation in Chicago and arrive at the mining town of Medora to claim their inheritance, the sisters discover that rather than the legacy of gold they expected, their father has left them a shocking bequest. Ruby's bold determination in the face of scandal leads the reader on a journey both heartwarming and inspiring. 20101127. Frontier and pioneer life Fiction. Norwegian Americans Fiction. Dakota Territory Fiction. Women pioneers Fiction. Historical fiction, American. Christian fiction, American. Love stories, American. Dakotah Treasures ; 1. TXWKC