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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
1207 Posts |
 Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 11:16:22 AM
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| The thread about the book on homesteading reminded me of one of my favorites, Pioneer Women by Joanna L Stratton. It is a collection of letters written to the author's great grandmother for the purpose of writing a book. The author found them in 1975. It is called "voices from the Kansas Frontier". Unblieveable what these women went thought. |
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ranchmama
True Blue Farmgirl
360 Posts
Elise
Rosebud
MT
USA
360 Posts |
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MagnoliaWhisper
True Blue Farmgirl
2817 Posts
Heather
Haysville
Kansas
USA
2817 Posts |
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
2544 Posts |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 4:37:27 PM
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I have that book. I have re-read it several times. It is wonderful.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
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SusieQue
True Blue Farmgirl
603 Posts
Susie
Greenville
Ga
Georgia
603 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 5:32:04 PM
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Sounds like one that I would love....gotta look for it. Thanks.
"A mother is someone you never outgrow your need for"
http://drycreekfarms.blogspot.com
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Sep 16 2008 : 8:14:31 PM
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Wonderful - thank you for posting that!!
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
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kpaints
True Blue Farmgirl
1564 Posts
karen
cheney
wa
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Posted - Sep 20 2008 : 5:30:01 PM
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Kansas farm girls intersted in reading it, see my topic Kansas farm girls under 'Across the Fence' Karen
Find your joy and live it. http://cheneybaglady.blogspot.com/ |
Edited by - kpaints on Sep 21 2008 07:11:05 AM |
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
2544 Posts |
Posted - Sep 21 2008 : 11:05:22 AM
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Have any of you read Sanora Babb's An Owl onh Every Post? It is a wonderful memoir of early days in the twentieth centruy, one of my fvorites...
Karin
Farmgirl Sister #153
"Give me shelter from the storm" - Bob Dylan
http://moodranch.blogspot.com
http://domesticnonsense.etsy.com |
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MsSadie
True Blue Farmgirl
80 Posts
SD
Texas
USA
80 Posts |
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ddmashayekhi
True Blue Farmgirl
4738 Posts
Dawn
Naperville
Illinois
USA
4738 Posts |
Posted - Oct 05 2008 : 5:06:43 PM
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I'll check this week to see if my library has this book. I love to read about the pioneer days! Now those were farmgirls!
Dawn in IL |
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lacisne88
True Blue Farmgirl
1181 Posts
Chelsey
Lake Stevens
Washington
USA
1181 Posts |
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ranchmama
True Blue Farmgirl
360 Posts
Elise
Rosebud
MT
USA
360 Posts |
Posted - Oct 06 2008 : 07:15:09 AM
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Shelly, I meant PapberBackSwap.com You can trade books there. That's what I meant by PBS ;)
I was offered it twice on that site, but no credits :(
I have 2 books I sent out so as soon as I get the crdiets for those, I'll get the Pioneer Woman book!
Elise
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Originally posted by MsSadie
I haven't heard of it on PBS and I work for them. But then each channel can run its own programming as well. I'll keep an eye out for it.
http://artsyetc2.blogspot.com/
http://www.pbase.com/sadie04
Every Child Deserves Our Love &
A Bear of Their Own
http://ATeddyForKeeps.org
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ranchmama/ |
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1498 Posts
Rae
MN
1498 Posts |
Posted - Feb 02 2009 : 1:31:31 PM
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For fiction books on Pioneer women a couple good ones are A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich. If you have seen the movie A Mothers GIft on Hallmark that is based on this book. It was first copywritten in 1928. The other I found by accident is Hannah Fowler by Janice Holt Giles, first out in 1956. They are pretty basic and I think pretty realistic of what life was like, quite hard. Just a FYI if anyone is interested.
Rae
I love living in the country!! |
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graciegreeneyes
True Blue Farmgirl
3107 Posts
Amy Grace
Rosalia
WA
USA
3107 Posts |
Posted - Feb 03 2009 : 4:41:10 PM
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Thanks Rae - I have read the Bess Streeter Aldrich book, plus a couple of others of hers, but haven't read the other - have you read "No Time on My Hands"? Also a good one about a woman whose family homesteaded in Nebraska - she was an amazing quilter too
Amy Grace
Farmgirl #224
"use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without" |
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lulu bell
True Blue Farmgirl
94 Posts
Karen
Ashland
NE
USA
94 Posts |
Posted - Feb 04 2009 : 12:29:23 PM
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Here is another Nebraska author that you might enjoy, Stephanie Grace Whitson. She has several 2-3 book series that talk about womens lives in early Nebraska. She has a web site that you can read a little bio on her books it is just her whole name .com.
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Old Spirit
True Blue Farmgirl
1498 Posts
Rae
MN
1498 Posts |
Posted - Feb 05 2009 : 03:01:47 AM
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I have read some of Stephanie Whitson's books. They are good. Jeanette Oke has good ones as well. That is my favorite time period to read about!!
I love living in the country!! |
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