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Title: Manifest Destiny
Fandom: Jericho
Rating: Teen
Contains: some period-appropriate attitudes and language; canonical character death
Words: 29,200 words
Summary: Written for history_bigbang. Kansas, 1855. At a time of turmoil in the Kansas Territory, with pro-slavery and free-state settlers clashing violently, Jake Green unexpectedly arrives back at the home of his estranged family in the frontier town of Jericho. On the run from trouble further West, he is planning to pay only a brief visit to claim the inheritance left to him by his grandfather, but finds himself drawn in to staying to defend the town from the escalating violence. Amid the fighting, and as the danger increases, he finds himself growing closer to one of the new settlers, a schoolteacher called Heather Lisinski. Meanwhile, he crosses paths with Robert Hawkins, who claims to be a trading agent for an Ohio factory owner, but who seems to have an agenda of his own….
Disclaimer: This story is based on the Junction Entertainment/Fixed Mark Productions/CBS Paramount Television series Jericho. It was written for entertainment only; the author does not profit from it nor was any infringement of copyright intended.
Author's Note: Author's Notes: This story only covers events in Season 1 and greatly simplifies the multiple storylines found in canon, as well as makes changes necessary for the technology of the time period. I have also needed to take some liberties with the real history of the Kansas Territory and the struggle for statehood, but hope these have not been excessive. More details about the historical setting and my research sources can be found in the notes at the end of the story.A huge thank you to: my usual cheerleader and beta, scribblesinink, for all her help; sgafan for the 'horse-beta'; and queenmidalah for volunteering to create some lovely art to accompany the story.




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Title: Dangerous Liaisons
Fandom: Jericho
Rating: General
Words: 1440
Summary: Kansas, 1861: with one half of the country set against the other, these are dangerous times. But risks must be run if the Cause is to be advanced. Written for the cliche_bingo prompt "Historical AU".
Disclaimer: These stories are based on the Junction Entertainment/Fixed Mark Productions/CBS Paramount Television series Jericho. They were written for entertainment only; the author does not profit from them nor was any infringement of copyright intended.
Author's Note: I have tried to make this as historically accurate as possible given a) Kansas may have sided with the Union, but a Confederate major and his forces almost certainly never occupied a town in Western Kansas and b) I'm not an American, so my knowledge of this particular Civil War is somewhat sketchy and c) I've probably watched Gone With the Wind either one too many times or one too few.... Also: this was so much fun, I may have to write a novel-length historical AU one day.

( Heather pulled the gig to a halt outside the rough hunting cabin and hitched the reins. )