The Biography of a Prairie Girl
The Biography of a Prairie Girl

Author: Eleanor Gates

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-04-25

Total Pages: 191

ISBN-13:

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This absorbing work starts with the birth of the central character on a remote Dakota homestead during a raging storm. The family waits with growing dread for the return of the newborn girl's father, who has gone into the storm for help. The author presented a series of chronological incidents based on her upbringing on a prairie farm in the late-Nineteenth Century. It's a look at frontier life through the eyes of a child.

Pioneer Girl
Pioneer Girl

Author:

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2009-09-01

Total Pages: 108

ISBN-13: 9780803225268

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Describes the early childhood and life of Grace Snyder, whose family owned a Nebraska homestead in the late nineteenth century and endured the hardships and dangers of the prairie.

Prairie Lotus
Prairie Lotus

Author: Linda Sue Park

Publisher: Clarion Books

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 132878150X

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Dakota Territory, 1880. When Hanna arrives in the town of LaForge, she sees possibiltiies. Her father coupld open a shop on the main street. She could go to school, if there is a school, and even realize her dream of becoming a dressmaker--provided she can convince Papa, that is. She and Papa could make a home here. But Hanna is half-Chinese, and she knows from experience that most white people don't want neighbors who aren't white themselves. The people of LaForge have never seen an Asian person before; most are unwelcoming and unfriendly--but they don't even know her! Hannah is determined to stay in LaForge and persuade them to see byond her surface. In a setting that will be recognized by fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House books, this compelling story of resolution and persistence, told with humor, insight, and charm, offers a fresh look at a long-established view of history. -- From dust jacket.

A Prairie Girl’s Life: The Story of The Reverend Edna Lenora Perry
A Prairie Girl’s Life: The Story of The Reverend Edna Lenora Perry

Author: Edna L. Perry

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2014-11-05

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 1483415651

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From Edna's childhood wearing a flour sack dress while living in a leaky barn to breaking ground in a small mid-west city, outdoor education and the ministry, this story chronicles a determined Canadian prairie pioneer through defining 20th century world events. The following excerpt is from the dedication of her street, Edna Perry Way: "If you grew up in Transcona between the 1950s and 1980s you likely will know the name Edna Perry".

Documents
Documents

Author: Boston (Mass.). School Committee

Publisher:

Published: 1920

Total Pages: 1356

ISBN-13:

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Sugar Creek
Sugar Creek

Author: John Mack Faragher

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1986-01-01

Total Pages: 306

ISBN-13: 9780300042634

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Follows the development of a rural Illinois community from its origins near the beginning of the nineteenth century, looks at community activity, and tells the stories of ordinary pioneers