Melissa May - Grace Norris Salisbury

Melissa May shares the awe-inspiring true tale of a courageous frontierswoman named Melissa May. Tracing Melissa's rugged journey across America in the late 1800s, this emotional family saga intimately captures the vanishing era of pioneers settling the western plains.

Born just west of the Allegheny Mountains in 1854, Melissa endures heartbreak early on when both her parents die. Orphaned at five, she and her siblings desperately search for refuge.

Melissa's quest eventually carries her by covered wagon to the developing farms of Iowa. But when drought and hardship strike, she joins the migration of homesteaders to the Great Plains of Dakota Territory.

Against the wild backdrop of the open prairie, Melissa confronts life-threatening blizzards, prairie fires, Indian raids, starvation, and more. Yet her determination and willingness to aid struggling neighbors never falters. Melissa's courageous spirit perseveres as she builds a lasting home-and legacy-on the untamed frontier, influenced by her unshakable Christian faith.

Inspiring and gripping, Melissa May immerses you in the incredible true story of one woman's resilience, virtue, and fortitude on the American plains.