Shortly after the Civil War, a black family travels to Kansas to take advantage of the free land offered through the Homestead Act

Shortly after the Civil War, a Black family travels to Kansas to take advantage of the free land offered through the Homestead Act. A Reading Rainbow book.

Wagon Wheels

by Barbara Brenner and Don Bolognese

Published 9 May 1978

Free people,
Free land

The Muldie boys and their father have come a long way to Kansas. But when Daddy moves on, the three boys must begin their own journey. They must learn to care for one another and face the dangers of the wilderness alone.