Letters of a woman homesteade
by Elinore Pruitt Stewart ; foreword by Jessamyn West.
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 1989.
- xii, 281 p. ; 21 cm.
"First printing of the second Bison book edition"--T.p. verso. Reprint. Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1914. "A Bison book."
Arrival at Burnt Fork -- Filing a claim -- Busy, happy summer -- Charming adventure and Zebulon Pike -- Sedalia and Regalia -- Thanksgiving-day wedding -- Zebulon Pike visits his old home -- Happy Christmas -- Confession -- Story of Cora Belle -- Zebbies's story -- Contented couple -- proving up -- New house -- "Stocking-leg" dinner -- Horse-thieves -- At Gavotte's camp -- Homesteader's marriage and a little funeral -- Adventure of the Christmas tree -- Joys of homesteading -- Letter of Jerrine's -- Efficient Mrs. O'Shaughnessy -- How it happened -- Little romance -- Among the Mormons -- Success.
It is a novel about a young widowed mother who has accepted a job to assist with a dairy farm in Wyoming. In this collection of letters she describes her experiences at new job to former employer, Mrs. Coney. Pruitt's charming descriptions of work, travels, neighbours, animals, land and sky have an authentic feel. Her writings are clear, witty and entertaining. Captivating!
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Stewart, Elinore Pruitt 1878- --Correspondence.
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