Age
9-12
Grade
3-4
Elinore Pruitt Stewart
The Letters of Eleanor Stewart Pruitt, Woman Homesteader
Hardcover
(Cavendish Square Publishing Jan. 1, 2003)
, Illustrated Edition
Letters of a Woman Homesteader presents an outstanding first-person account of life on the American frontier. Elinore Pruitt Stewart took up homesteading in Burnt Fork, Wyoming, in 1909, to prove that a woman could ranch. Her captivating letters reveal the isolation, the beauty, and the joy of working the prairie. This charming chronicle, the basis for the acclaimed movie Heartland, Letters of a Woman Homesteader, is part of our vanished past. Stewarts courage and her delight in the world around her cannot fail to capture the hearts of her readers.
- Series
- In My Own Words
- ISBN
- 0761416455 / 9780761416456
- Pages
- 79
- Weight
- 11.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 6.58 x 0.47
in.