The Traherns leave the Civil War behind to travel to Oregon and California. #8 The Quietest Woman in the South. Cade Trahern saddles up his Civil War mule, General Wheezer, planning to head back to Tennessee. But a lot of things can happen to a man and a mule, as they stop to help people along the way. #9 The Bravest Woman in the Town. Kate is a "mule," smuggling guns and other items, under her heavy skirts, out of Nashville. How can she escape the Union Major, Prescott Trahern, who discovers her secret? #10 The Richest Man in Texas. In 1866, Cole Trahern is crossing Texas when he meets a sandstorm, a dying man, a gal with a Kentucky rifle, Indians, a jealous suitor, a controlling grandfather, and a huge amount of Spanish gold. Can this Trahern get the woman and the gold?