900 Miles from Nowhere: Voices from the Homestead Frontier Contributor(s): Kinsella, Steven R. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0873515722 ISBN-13: 9780873515726 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2006 * Out of Print * Annotation: 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 plows, convinced they were part of something important. They were. Putting hand to plow 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. |
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BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | United States - 19th Century |
Dewey: 978 |
LCCN: 2006012639 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 8.16" W x 10.12" L (1.75 lbs) 194 pages |
Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Minnesota |
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