Wind Water

By: Jeanne Williams

Narrated by: Deb Slater

Julie McCloud was saved as an infant from a disease-doomed wagon train. Windmillers Cap and Mike Shanahan raised Julie, teaching her their trade. Since then, she has criss-crossed the plains using her skills to bring water and life to the dry land.

She and her mentors wander into a no-man's land where they are met by three scraggly boys. The orphaned boys need a windmill to help them hold onto their land. Cap, Mike and Julie agree to build one, but there are those determined to see them fail. Colonel Jess Chandless wants the land the boys are claiming. The Colonel declares Cap's windmilling outfit must be stopped by whatever means necessary.

©1997 Jeanne Williams (P)2001 Books in Motion

Critic reviews

"Williams is an adept writer...[of] first-rate historical adventure." (Publishers Weekly)
"The novel will appeal to lovers of Willa Cather and to those interested in the history of the High Plains." (Library Journal)