Courage In Her Hands Author:Iris Noble In 1815, the Spaniards claimed all of California, except for a Russian fur-trading colony at Fort Ross. Captain Fitzgerald, a partner in this joint American-Russian venture, decides to bring his daughter, Malinda, to the fort. — While she slowly adjusts to her surroundings, Malinda must still fight her fears. How she wins a place for herself in... more » this strange new world and learns the meaning of love and her own true worth, is a story of real courage.« less