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Independence!	label	Independence!
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Independence!	comment	Independence! was the first book in the Wagons West series, published in 1978. It was written by Noel Bertram Gerson under the pen name of Dana Fuller Ross.Sam Brentwood is tasked by President Andrew Jackson to lead the first wagon train to the Oregon Territory, in hopes of gaining full control of the area instead of the British and Russians; both countries send agents to put a stop to it. Among the first people to join the wagon train is fiery widow Claudia Humphries, forced to go on the journey because her brother-in-law was given official control of her property from her late husband's will, and the law is on his side.Along the way the wagon train gains several new members, and together they must reach the final civilized town in their journey, Independence, Missouri, despite any dangers.
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Independence! / int_1ba750d8	type	The Gulag
Independence! / int_1ba750d8	comment	The Gulag: Russian officials threaten Tonie Mell that if she doesn't sabotage the wagon train on their behalf, her parents that still remain in Russia will be sent to Siberia.
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Independence! / int_2d3137a4	type	Accidental Declaration of Love
Independence! / int_2d3137a4	comment	Accidental Declaration of Love: After a tense situation some of the ladies of the wagon train became involved in, Claudia asks Sam why he is particularly haranguing her for getting in that situation. He says it is because she means more to him than the rest do. He quickly leaves, and both reflect on what he just did... admit that she means a lot to him, a previously confirmed bachelor.
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Independence! / int_2d364c81	type	Tomboy and Girly Girl
Independence! / int_2d364c81	comment	Tomboy and Girly Girl: Tonie and Claudia have this dynamic, with each occasionally envying the other one for their opposing attribute.
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Independence! / int_4160410d	type	Damsel in Distress
Independence! / int_4160410d	comment	Damsel in Distress: Claudia and other female wagon train members were repeatedly in danger from thieves and ruffians.
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Independence! / int_56515a39	type	Artistic License â€“ History
Independence! / int_56515a39	comment	Artistic License â€“ History: the first wagon trains to Oregon began in 1844 and were completed in a matter of months, while in the novel the first train began in 1837 and did not reach Oregon until the fourth book, set in the year 1839.
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Independence! / int_7fd86888	type	Mountain Man
Independence! / int_7fd86888	comment	Mountain Man: both Sam Brentwood and Whip Holt are this, although Sam notes he is getting too old to maintain that profession.
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Independence! / int_8a4ec732	type	Forced into Evil
Independence! / int_8a4ec732	comment	Forced into Evil: Tonie Mell is sent by Russian officials to sabotage the wagon train against her will. See The Gulag below.
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Independence! / int_b352e864	type	Sexless Marriage
Independence! / int_b352e864	comment	Sexless Marriage: Cathy suffers from this, as the one time Otto tried to have sex with her was their wedding night, and he was unable to function.
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Independence! / int_b61b755f	type	Tomboy
Independence! / int_b61b755f	comment	Tomboy: Being raised by her uncle and aunt that had no children of their own, Tonie Mell was raised with frontier skills like hunting and shooting, which are decidedly unfeminine.
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Independence! / int_b76f6cb2	type	Little Stowaway
Independence! / int_b76f6cb2	comment	Little Stowaway: Danny joins the wagon train but hides when his former master comes by to inspect the train for his presence; the members were happy to discover he stayed with the train after the cruel master departs.
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Independence! / int_bead8edd	type	Injun Country
Independence! / int_bead8edd	comment	Injun Country: Discussed by the time they reached Cincinnati. Sam notes that the Indians here are fairly tame compared to those that are still on their native lands in the rest, but should still not be messed with.
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Independence! / int_c3409128	type	Quest to the West
Independence! / int_c3409128	comment	Quest to the West: the wagon train members travel west to Oregon in order to make better lives for themselves.
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Independence! / int_d6f544aa	type	Struggling Single Mother
Independence! / int_d6f544aa	comment	Struggling Single Mother: The widow Emily Harris has to raise four boys on her own and the only hope for the future she sees is taking the family all the way to Oregon.
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Independence! / int_da4f8f0	type	The Blacksmith
Independence! / int_da4f8f0	comment	The Blacksmith: Ted Woods was a Hoosier blacksmith who had been in jail for 10 years before joining the original wagon train in Indiana.
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Independence! / int_dd6749e1	type	The Von Trope Family
Independence! / int_dd6749e1	comment	The Von Trope Family: Baron Ernest "Ernie" von Thalman is an Austrian nobleman who was encouraged to join the wagon train for the adventure of it by his friend Andrew Jackson.
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Independence! / int_e5dfe115	type	Sworn Brothers
Independence! / int_e5dfe115	comment	Sworn Brothers: Sam Brentwood and Stalking Horse are blood brothers. When Abe Ellis almost killed Stalking Horse due to a hatred of Indians, Sam told Abe that had he succeeded, Sam would have been obligated to kill Abe in return.
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Independence! / int_eb391316	type	Widow Mistreatment
Independence! / int_eb391316	comment	Widow Mistreatment: Claudia is not only forced to sell off the mills she inherited from her late husband but also to abandon her comfortable life in Connecticut for the wagon train life, just because her miserly brother-in-law Otto said so as the law required a man to be in charge of her inheritance. Otto even said she would need his permission to remarry.
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Independence! / int_efad3bde	type	Mal MariÃ©e
Independence! / int_efad3bde	comment	Mal MariÃ©e: Cathy Van Ayl's bad situation in Independence!, except in a frontier instead of a medieval setting.
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Independence! / int_f2d29e14	type	Evil Brit
Independence! / int_f2d29e14	comment	Evil Brit: Henry St. Clair is a British agent sent to sabotage the wagon train and prevent it from ever reaching its destination.
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Independence! / int_fc148c2c	type	Weapon Specialization
Independence! / int_fc148c2c	comment	Weapon Specialization: Michael "Whip" Holt obviously got his name through his expert use of whips.
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