On this episode of Our American Stories when the lure of a new life on the farthest edge of the frontier beckoned to Ben Kelsey Nancy was determined to be at her husband's side Together they braved hunger disaster illness betrayal and death Nancy Kelsey and her family would play a crucial role in California and American history becoming the first wave of a great tide that would transform a nation Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]