| Letters of a Woman Homesteader Contributor(s): Stewart, Elinore Pruitt (Author) |
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ISBN: 0395911516 ISBN-13: 9780395911518 Publisher: Mariner Books OUR PRICE: $16.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1998 Annotation: Complete with its original N.C. Wyeth illustrations is this outstanding first-person chronicle of life on the American frontier. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 81020192 |
| Lexile Measure: 1070 |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 4.95" W x 7.79" (0.61 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Plains - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Wyoming - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. Stewart's captivating missives from her homestead in Wyoming bring to full life the beauty, isolation, and joys of working the prairie. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stewart, Elinore Pruitt: - Elinore Pruitt Stewart was born in 1878. Letters of a Woman Homesteader, first published in 1914, inspired the critically acclaimed movie Heartland. |