21 July 2025:

Posted Episode 6

Year Two

 

This prequel to The Donager Saga tells the story of John and Margaret Donager and her brother, Charles Davis, as they join nineteen families and travel by wagon train to ultimately establish the Double D Ranch and the town of Providence in the New Mexico territory.


Episodes in PDF Format: Episode 1 * Episode 2 * Episode 3 * Episode 4 * Episode 5 * Episode 6 *

Episode 1:

Westward, Ho!

The Donagers begin their journey to a new life in the West, facing Indians and raging rivers, and begin to forge the bonds that will join those traveling with them together.

Episode 2:

Accused

Gene Overton is accused of murdering a rancher who threatened to charge the wagon train a toll. John Donager makes a friend during the investigation of the crime.

Episode 3:

Answered Prayers

A sandstorm, drought, and illness call for prayers as the group continues on their journey to a new life.

Episode 4:

His Shadow on the Land

A dream leads John to his destiny as the wagon train suffers another loss.

Episode 5:

Year One

In their first year in their new home, the Donagers and other settlers discover that they're in the middle of a war between Mexico and the US. New faces arrive on the Diamond D - but are they what they claim to be?

Episode 6:

Year Two

There's excitment as more hands are hired - and one of the others makes his move. The town hires a sheriff, and the Donager family adds a new member as the war starts to wind down.