The Conestoga People — Jeanne Sommers

It was the largest wagon train ever to leave Independence, and it was in trouble before it had traveled ten miles Westward. The chief scout chosen to guide the train was an inexperienced stripling and the leader was a fool. Among the diverse people aboard the Conestoga wagons were: a cold-blooded murderer, a 14-year-old wanton, an aristocratic lady with a stolen treasure, a mulatto with a secret white lover -- and one wily and powerful man who had sworn the wagons would never get through.