A classic pioneer novel that begins with the spontaneous marriage of Sally and John Murdock, met in the morning and wed by the afternoon. John had been a cowboy but soon was working in the timber industry. Shortly he ends up at a lumber mill in Seattle. John then purchased a ketch sailboat, and he and Sally are joined by a friend as they head up the coast to Alaska. This vintage homestead novel (1940) follows the couple's adventure as they search for a homesite that sticks. (lj, Mar 2015) ( )