Never before has there been such a detailed portrait of women's courage. Here are the stories of wilderness mothers, schoolmarms, Indian squaws, immigrants, homesteaders and circuit riders. And their recollections of prairie fires, locust plagues, Indian raids, cowboy shootouts, blizzards and more. Photos.
Never before has there been such a detailed portrait of women's courage. Here are the stories of wilderness mothers, schoolmarms, Indian squaws, immigrants, homesteaders and circuit riders. And their recollections of prairie fires, locust plagues, Indian raids, cowboy shootouts, blizzards and more. Photos.
Joanna L. Stratton was born and raised in Washington, DC, but considers Kansas and her family there as her second home. She began her work on Pioneer Women while attending Harvard College, from which she graduated with honors in 1976. She is currently pursuing graduate studies at Stanford University.
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Contents Introduction by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Foreword PART ONE 1. To the Stars Through the Wilderness: The Journey 2. Homes of Puncheon, Homes of Sod: The Settlement 3. Aprons and Plows: Daily Life on the Prairie PART TWO 4. Days of Valor: Fighting the Wild 5. Days of Darkness: Fighting the Elements 6. The Clashing of Cultures: Indians PART THREE 7. A Social People 8. A Prairie Childhood 9. Classrooms and Schoolmarms 10. The Frontier Church PART FOUR 11. The Frontier Town 12. The Cow Town 13. The Immigrant Community: Victoria PART FIVE 14. The Wounds of War 15. The Woman Crusaders: Temperance and Suffrage Appendix: Guide to the Lilla Day Monroe Collection of Pioneer Stories Bibliography Index
Contents Introduction by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. Foreword PART ONE 1. To the Stars Through the Wilderness: The Journey 2. Homes of Puncheon, Homes of Sod: The Settlement 3. Aprons and Plows: Daily Life on the Prairie PART TWO 4. Days of Valor: Fighting the Wild 5. Days of Darkness: Fighting the Elements 6. The Clashing of Cultures: Indians PART THREE 7. A Social People 8. A Prairie Childhood 9. Classrooms and Schoolmarms 10. The Frontier Church PART FOUR 11. The Frontier Town 12. The Cow Town 13. The Immigrant Community: Victoria PART FIVE 14. The Wounds of War 15. The Woman Crusaders: Temperance and Suffrage Appendix: Guide to the Lilla Day Monroe Collection of Pioneer Stories Bibliography Index
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