Letters of a Woman Homesteader

Zusatztext "Full of the tang of the prairies and of a delightful personality." The New York Times "Warmly delightful, vigorously affirmative," The Wall Street Journal Informationen zum Autor Elinore Pruitt Stewart was born in 1878. Letters of a Woman Homesteader, first published in 1914, inspired the critically acclaimed movie Heartland. Klappentext "Peopled with the kinds of characters most novelists only dream of" (Christian Science Monitor), this classic account of American frontier living captures the rambunctious spirit of a pioneer who set out in 1909 to prove that a woman could ranch. A series of letters make for a fascinating narrative and descriptive journal of Mrs. Stewart's life, moving from the city to a Wyoming homestead, marrying and still having the determination to homestead on her own. Stewart's captivating missives bring to full life the beauty, isolation, and joys of working the prairie. Zusammenfassung "Peopled with the kinds of characters most novelists only dream of" ( Christian Science Monitor ), this classic account of American frontier living captures the rambunctious spirit of a pioneer who set out in 1909 to prove that a woman could ranch. A series of letters make for a fascinating narrative and descriptive journal of Mrs. Stewart's life, moving from the city to a Wyoming homestead, marrying and still having the determination to homestead on her own. Stewart's captivating missives bring to full life the beauty, isolation, and joys of working the prairie.

Product details

• Authors: STEWART, Elinore Pruitt Stewart
• Assisted by: N. C. Wyeth (Illustration)
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.1998
• EAN: 9780395911518
• ISBN: 978-0-395-91151-8
• No. of pages: 281
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 210 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Biography: general, Memoirs, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Biography: historical, political and military, Biography: adventurers and explorers, WOMEN'S LITERATURE: LITERATURE/FICTION, LITERATURE: WOMEN'S LITERATURE, HISTORY: WORLD, HISTORY: United States / 19th Century, LITERATURE: HISTORICAL, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Marriage & Long Term Relationships, Literature / Women's Literature, Women's Literature / Literature/Fiction, Literature / Historical