An excellent book, the last in a trilogy (I only read this one), and another pulitzer prize winner. It's a treatment of the pioneer spirit, and how hardships and hard work affect character.
I have to admit it was a little disappointing. There was one character that I wanted punished for his actions, and that didn't really happen, except that he had to live the rest of his life with the results of his action. He is one of that characters that you love to hate - which is a compliment to the author, of course, but I wanted him punished!
A lot of the novel is also written in a voice that is slightly annoying, using dialect when the narrator is speaking, even though it is written in third person. I just finished reading "The Way West", and it had a much better treatment of that particular technique. The characters, also in third person, spoke in dialect, but the rest of the novel is written in correct grammar.
But it's a good read, especially if you are interested in a historical novel dealing with that time period.
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