![]() ![]() The value of this book lies in the attitude of the writer, her self-sufficiency and her descriptions of a wide-open country life." No replies are recorded and the letters are written in a semi-diary format. The letters were written to a former female employer and, apparently good friend, and chronicles her life during a short period of time and the struggles and optimism and her love of nature. "While not a novel as such, this is an interesting publication of a series of letters written by a homestead woman around 1909 in Wyoming. Stewart's courage and her delight in the world around her cannot fail to capture the hearts of her listeners. The basis for the acclaimed movie Heartland, this charming chronicle is part of our vanished past. Her captivating letters, sent to a former employer in Denver, reveal the isolation, the beauty, and the joy of working the prairie. ![]() ![]() Elinore Pruitt Stewart took up homesteading in Burnt Fork, Wyoming, in 1909, to prove that a woman could ranch. Letters of a Woman Homesteader presents an outstanding first-person account of life on the American frontier. ![]()
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