Elizabeth DuBois

Louisa Elizabeth DuBois

Louisa Wilton has only read about Indians, rarely paid attention to slaves, and has not ridden in a wagon train before. All she knows are her books, her pianoforte, and how to entertain her refined friends at her family's stately white-columned home. All that is about to change. In 1818, her family strikes out for the promised land - the wilds of Alabama. Traveling along the Federal Road, friends and relatives die. Creek Indians terrify her, and she begins seeing the underside of slavery. Men, once unimportant, intrigue or annoy her. Louisa fills the pages of her journal, capturing her travels, deepest thoughts, and unbridled passions. Delve into these pages about a fiercely independent, saucy woman with a keen mind and a full inkwell. Discover the wilds of Alabama with Louisa - if she lives to tell the tale.