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900 Miles from Nowhere: Voices from the Homestead Frontier, by Steven R. Kinsella

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Brief Synopsis:

It was on the vast American prairie that people from around the world seized the opportunity for personal and economic freedom promised by free land.

Long Synopsis:

It was on the vast American prairie that people from around the world seized the opportunity for personal and economic freedom promised by free land. Traveling across oceans and continents, these hard-nosed, pragmatic people began arriving in the 1860s with shovels and ploughs, convinced they were part of something important. They were. Putting hand to plough and breaking the sod for their first crude homes, these hardy settlers left an indelible thumbprint on American history and on the country's character. Though many of their ventures ended in failure, their risks permanently enhanced the nation's diversity and its sense of independence and resourcefulness. 900 Miles from Nowhere is the heartfelt chronicle of the daily lives and personal struggles of Great Plains homesteaders, told in their own voices through many never-before-published letters, diaries, and photographs. Believing absolutely that they could control their own destiny, they bet everything they owned, even in the face of insurmountable obstacles. This is the remarkable and ever-inspiring story of life on the grasslands that stretch from Canada to Mexico.

Book Quality:

Excellent

Book Size:

196 Pages

ISBN-10:

N/A

ISBN-13:

9780873515726

Publisher:

Minnesota Historical Society Press

Date of Addition:

08/20/09

Copyright Date:

2006

Copyrighted By:

Minnesota Historical Society.

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Biographies and Memoirs

Submitted By:

KariG

Proofread By:

Saddlebred

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