Captains Widow
Description
The story of Fort Laramie, Wyoming, told against the backdrop of the old army's life in the West. Major Daggett leads with a stern hand; Captain Lee Quince serves loyally and believes in the army's work. The arrival of Mrs. Wintner, widow of a late captain, brings a new perspective on old tragedies.
Captain Wentner's widow has come out west to retrieve her husband's body, and nearly starts an Indian war.
At Fort Laramie, Wyoming, Major Daggett runs things with an iron fist while Captain Lee Quince follows orders and trusts in what the army does out West. When Mrs. Wintner shows up - she's the widow of a dead captain - she makes everyone see past troubles in a whole new way.
Fort Laramie was a significant 19th-century trading post, diplomatic site, and military installation located at the confluence of the Laramie and the North Platte Rivers. They joined in the upper Platte River Valley in the eastern part of the present-day US state of Wyoming. The fort was founded as a private trading post in the 1830s to service the overland fur trade; in 1849, it was purchased by the United States Army. The site was located east of the long climb leading to the best and lowest crossing over the Rocky Mountains at South Pass and became a popular stop for migrants on the Oregon Trail. Along with Bent's Fort on the Arkansas River, the trading post and its supporting industries and businesses were the most significant economic hub of commerce in the region.
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