Papa Got It Right! James Calvin McFarland - Outwitted the Dalton Gang -- Secured a Homestead in the Cherokee Strip Race -- A Pioneer Builds a Christian Family

Robert McFarland was born in Superior, Nebraska, in the midst of the Depression. He was the youngest of three sons born to Pastor A. J. McFarland and his wife, Sylvia (Hutcheson). As a two year old, the author moved with his family to the small Western Kansas community of Quinter. Then during World War 2 the family moved to Topeka, Kansas, where Robert worked at his first job-a bicycle delivery boy for the Topeka State Journal newspaper. From the 7th grade until leaving home for marriage, h...