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900 Miles from Nowhere: Voices from the Homestead Frontier
Contributor(s): Kinsella, Steven R. (Author)

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ISBN: 1681340690     ISBN-13: 9781681340692
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 2017
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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
- History | United States - State & Local - General
Dewey: 978
Physical Information: 0.44" H x 8" W x 10" L (0.94 lbs) 216 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 19th Century
- Cultural Region - Upper Midwest
- Geographic Orientation - Minnesota
- Cultural Region - Midwest
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
 
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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.

Contributor Bio(s): Kinsella, Steven R.: - Former press secretary to U.S. Senator Tom Daschle, Steven R. Kinsella is a news-media consultant and public affairs strategist for conservation organizations. The great-grandson of Great Plains homesteaders, Kinsella was raised on the northern prairie and now lives in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he also works as a freelance writer.
 
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