In The Cabe Carson Chronicles: Book 1: Carson Courage, Cabe, a ten-year-old boy growing up in the early 1900s, lived in abject poverty, with a man who claimed to be his father, and who treated him harshly. Cabe had to scrounge for food and firewood. He eventually was left with Ted and Margaret Carson by his "father", who moved to Chicago to find his fortune. Cabe's life with Ted and Margaret was fantastic. They were a young Christian couple with three children of their own-twins Timmy and Tyler, who were six years old, and Elizabeth, who was four years old. Pastor Vic (P.V.) also lived as a boarder with Ted and Margaret. He was a young man just out of seminary and was the pastor at the Port Falls Community Church, which Ted and Margaret attended.
Cabe also met Eric when he was living with Ted and Margaret. Eric was their neighbor and lived with his mother, Evelyn. Eric's dad had died over a year previously and life was hard for Eric and Evelyn after that. They eventually moved in with Ted and Margaret as well, after Evelyn became ill with pneumonia. Cabe and Eric had a series of adventures, including train rides, being kidnapped, rescue attempts, horse rides, a blizzard, thin ice, and more.