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Perilous Times

Friends with tribal Chiefs, Territorial Governors, Army Generals, Cavalry Majors, and the Mormon Prophet. A loving family and a newborn son. What’s wrong with living in a time of post-war peace?Change.Connal Lee found the world about him changing faster than he could keep up. Life in the Territories of Oregon and Utah in 1859 will never be the same again. Gold and silver discoveries in Virginia City and Pike’s peak brought swarms of prospectors and settlers crossing the intermountain west, creating even more friction with the Indians. Slavery debates in the eastern States turned violent. The Army began sending their troops east, leaving the west undefended.But Connal Lee and his family only wished for a brief return to their traditional past and celebrate the midsummer Sun Dance.Read about how Connal Lee deals with change and learns tribal dances today.Read more

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