the Trees

Sayward Luckett, pioneer woman, and her family are daring invaders of the American primeval forest.

The Trees is the rich saga of their constant struggle with the wilderness – a moving story filled with constant perils, rough-tongued pioneer humor, tragedies and triumphs. It is the first novel of Conrad Richter’s great trilogy, continued in The Fields and The Town, that chronicles Sayward’s lifelong adventure on the American frontier.