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Book Review of Sixteen Brides

Sixteen Brides
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I thought this book was absolutely fabulous! I've read the other reviews, and yes, there were quite a lot of characters, but I had no problem with that. Each were unique in their own way. Sixteen ladies board a train heading west to Nebraska with plans to homestead. Near their destination, they learn they were duped, and were advertised as mail-order brides. Eight decide they don't want to be brides, so remain in Plum Grove. Story focuses mainly on five of the ladies as they face a new life on the open prairie.