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These stories were inspired The Ponderosa TV series which was based on characters from David Dortort’s BONANZA. From executive producers Beth Sullivan, David Dortort, Paul Sharratt, and David McKenzie.
Summary: An account of the Cartwright family’s trip from Independence, Missouri to the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
Rating: G Words: 61,100
Summary: Hoss’ and Adam’s childhood memories
Rating: G Words: 12,000
Ponderosa # 2 – Heading for the Hills
Summary: Following the story Up in Smoke…
Rating: G 7,700 words
Ponderosa # 3 – Just a Day Like Any Other
Summary: The title says it all.
Rating: G Words: 8,600
Summary: Adam Cartwright sits at the dining table while the logs glow red in the nearby fireplace. He taps a pencil on the tabletop as memories surround him. Something inside him must record these memories. He eases the pencil to the blank page of a new journal. This is what he writes.
Rating: PG Words: 98,500
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