| Thimble of Soil: A woman's Quest for Land Contributor(s): Hubalek, Linda K. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1886652074 ISBN-13: 9781886652071 Publisher: Butterfield Books OUR PRICE: $10.76 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1996 Annotation: Follow the widowed Margaret Ralston Kennedy in this second book of the Trail of Thread series, as she travels with eight of her 13 children from Ohio to the Territory of Kansas in 1855. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 96083113 |
| Series: Trail of Thread Series |
| Physical Information: 0.31" H x 6.04" W x 8.92" (0.42 lbs) 122 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Plains - Geographic Orientation - Kansas - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Follow the widowed Margaret Ralston Kennedy in this second book of the Trail of Thread series, as she travels with eight of her thirteen children from Ohio to the Territory of Kansas in 1855. Told through her letters, Thimble of Soil describes the prevalent hardships and infrequent joys experienced by the hardy pioneer women of Kansas, who struggled to protect their families from terrorists raids while building new homes and new lives on the vast unbroken prairie. Watch for the quilt patterns mentioned in the letters. |