<p>Rachel's ma and pa were both saddened but accepted Rachel's decision.  Her Pa decided to hear their marriage Vows.  He gave her his best rifle.  The young people carefully chose what they would be able to carry to this new land.</p>

Rachel's ma and pa were both saddened but accepted Rachel's decision. Her Pa decided to hear their marriage Vows. He gave her his best rifle. The young people carefully chose what they would be able to carry to this new land.

<p>Rachel's ma and pa were both saddened but accepted Rachel's decision.&nbsp; Her Pa decided to hear their marriage Vows.&nbsp; He gave her his best rifle.&nbsp; The young people carefully chose what they would be able to carry to this new land.</p>

Kentucky Girl Chapter 1 Part 3

Taming a new country like Kentucky required the abilities and tenacity of women as much as the men. This is a story of Rachel a young girl of 18 years and her gun which helped carve out a living from among the wilderness, nature and indigenous Indians as well as primitive culture.  Rachel faced many hardships and adversities but through determination and quickness of thought helped that raw land become the18th state known as the bluegrass state.

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Taming a new country like Kentucky required the abilities and tenacity of women as much as the men. This is a story of Rachel a young girl of 18 years and her gun which helped carve out a living from among the wilderness, nature and indigenous Indians as well as primitive culture. Rachel faced many hardships and adversities but through determination and quickness of thought helped that raw land become the18th state known as the bluegrass state.

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