Charles Kelly is now one of my favorite authors after I read his excellent non-fiction about Butch Cassidy, (a famous but notorious outlaw straight out of the Old West) and "The Outlaw Trail." Charles Kelly (1889-1971), was himself alive during various activities of many outlaws including Butch Cassidy, and had the incredible chance to piece together the amazing outlaw history from original artifacts and interviews with some of the people who were even involved. I started reading "The Outlaw Trail" July, 15 and finished just before the start of school on August, 22.

"The Handcart Pioneers," a group of Mormon immigrants from England started west during late summer in 1856. A member and eventually head of the group, Robert Parker, died during the long trip west leaving his wife and their son Maximilian alone. In 1865 Maximilian settled down on a ranch with his wife in Circle Valley, Utah and had his...