Almost Pioneers: One Couple's Homesteading Adventure In The

Almost Pioneers: One Couple's Homesteading Adventure In The West

In the fall of 1913, Laura and Earle Smith, a young Iowa couple, made the gutsyâ€”some might say foolhardyâ€”decision to homestead in Wyoming. There, they built their first house, a claim shanty half dug out of the ground, hauled every drop of their water from a spring over a half-mile away, and fought off rattlesnakes and boredom on a daily basis.Â
Soon, other families moved to nearby homesteads, and the Smiths built a house closer to those neighbors. The growing community built its first public schoolhouse and celebrated the Fourth of July togetherâ€”although the festivities were cut short because of snow.
By 1917, however, the Smiths had moved back to Iowa, leasing their land to a local rancher and using the proceeds to fund Earleâ€™s study of law.Â The Smiths lived in Iowa for most of the rest of their lives, and sometime after the mid-1930s, Laura wrote this clear, vivid, witty, and self-deprecating memoir of their time in Wyoming, a book that captures the pioneer spirit of the era and of the building of community against daunting odds.
Country USA
Brand Two Dot Books
Manufacturer TwoDot
Binding Paperback
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ReleaseDate 2013-08-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780762784394

Almost Pioneers: One Couple's Homesteading Adventure In The West