Category: Adam Cartwright
Stories that focus on Adam Cartwright
Faith, Hope, and Family (by Heidi)
Summary: What holds a man like Adam Cartwright up when his confidence wavers?
Rating: G Words: 1,825
Someone to Watch Over Me (by Heidi)
Summary: When Adam finds the Cooper children and their deathly ill Pa camped by the Carson River, getting them to the Ponderosa proves to be the least of his worries.
Rating: G Words: 49,855
The Way it Should Be – by Lisa Orcutt
Summary: A new generation of Cartwrights, with very familiar names, breathes new life into the Ponderosa.
Rating: Word Count: 5,500
Cheers! (by VRON)
Summary: Adam is reluctant to go to the local dance.
Raging: G Words: 7,875
Son of Nobody – by AMG
Summary: Joe’s daughter is saved by a young Indian, who isn’t being just a good Samaritan… In the turmoil of happenings, discoveries are made which greatly surprise all characters.
Rating : definitely PG, Words: 8250
Creatus Arrisum Est (by AMG)
Summary: An unexpected adventure and some equally unexpected help, from the perspective of each of the characters involved. A little bit of suffering Adam.
Rating: PG Words: 11,720
Sands #1 – Shifting Sands (by Cressida)
Summary: Adam wrestles with guilt over the death of a friend after rustlers set events in motion that no one could foresee.
Rating: Teen Words: 34,350
This story is part of the Sands Series, links to all stories included within.
Airs From Heaven (by AMG)
Summary: After Adam suffers a fall, there is an unexpected outcome.
Rating: Teen Word Count: 9,700
A Flicker of Light (by AMG)
Story Summary: Adam is blind, and he finds an unusual way to cope with it. Then things take an unexpected turn…
Rating: Teen Word Count: 7,675
Fare Thee Well – by JRosemary
Summary: A wedding, a history past, and the Cartwrights look to the future.
Rating: Teen Word Count: 10, 675
The Man in Black (by deansgirl)
Summary: A girl traveling alone to Virginia City meets a piece of her past and The Man In Black.
Rated: K+ (1,385 words)
The Man in Black Series, links to all stories of this series included.
The Rubicon (by LissaB)
Summary: Adam returns from college to find that fitting in back at the Ponderosa isn’t as easy as he’d hoped.
Rating: K+ (57,600 words)
The Men in Black/The Men in Jail (by Robin)
Summary: Adam finds himself in jail after running into trouble; if only he’d not left the Ponderosa.
Rating: T (1,680 words)
Native Land (by LissaB)
Summary: Adam’s grandfather writes, leaving him with a difficult choice to make. My first Bonanza story written back in 1999.
Rating: K+ (33,460 words)