Pioneer Women: Voices from the Kansas Frontier
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Book Overview
From a rediscovered collection of autobiographical accounts written by hundreds of Kansas pioneer women in the early twentieth century, Joanna Stratton has created a collection hailed by Newsweek as... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0671226118
ISBN13:9780671226114
Release Date:January 1981
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Length:319 Pages
Weight:1.60 lbs.
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Embracing the Past
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Anyone wishing to experience what Pioneer life [on any frontier] was like for their Grandmothers, Great Grandmothers, etc. and their families, this is a must read! There are interesting descriptions of how the Kansas Pioneers built their Sod Homes on the Great Plains. [Pages 54-55]. The description of the Great Blizzard of New Year's Day 1886, that my Grandfather weathered and loved to tell the story [mid Page 92], was an accidental verification I had sought for years. Family researchers might glean some everyday 'Pioneer life' tidbits, tweeked to fit their state's history, to enliven their family stories. Afterall, all of these amazing Pioneer women experienced the same happenings of their day!
It was women like these that made this country strong!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
A fast, facinating read. The courage these women had to have just to live day to day, brought tears to my eyes! Without their strength, courage, and resourcefulness the frontier would never have been tamed! This should be required reading for every woman from these United States!Thank you Pioneer Women and thank you Joanna Stratton for sharing these incredible stories!
Haunting
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I read this book when it was first published, and then recommended it to friends and, ultimately, passed it on and it has never been returned. Year after year the story comes back to me as one of the finest I have every read. J. Stratton wrote this novel after finding a stash of letters in a family attic, and there's nothing like true life for gripping drama. A gem.
Great book!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Stratton is great at combining research done by the author and first-hand accounts from written diaries and letters. It also has great pictures that give the reader a clear idea of what life was like in the pioneer days. This book makes you want to read and learn more about the little-know lives of pioneer women.
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