Jack starts his narration with a description of his father, Pa. His father had been a barber but turns to preaching once the spirit strikes him and drives him a little crazy. He preaches in a saloon to "boatmen, Hoosier fourflushers on their way to New Orleans, pickpockets, bullyboys, whores, and suchlike" (p. 1). He preaches with a commanding voice. In the spring of 1852, Pa takes the family to Independence, Missouri from Evansville, Indiana with the intention of purchasing a wagon and a team of oxen. The family joins a wagon train heading west on the California Trail.
While crossing the Nebraska Territory, the wagon train encounters several bands of Pawnee. The Pawnee stop the train and the families fix them coffee. This happens often and is a form of.....
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