Letters of a Woman Homesteader

Name: Letters of a Woman Homesteader
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Elinore Pruitt Stewart
ISBN: 9781400178018

Author: Elinore Pruitt Stewart

Narrator: Rebecca Burns

Unabridged: 4 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/06/2008

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Women

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

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, sent to a former employer in Denver, reveal the isolation, the beauty, and the joy of working the prairie.

The basis for the acclaimed movie Heartland, this charming chronicle is part of our vanished past. Stewart's courage and her delight in the world around her cannot fail to capture the hearts of her listeners.

About Elinore Pruitt Stewart

Elinore Pruitt Stewart (1876–1933) was orphaned early in life. She and her brothers and sisters made their own way in the Indian Territory of Oklahoma, and in the absence of schools, she taught herself to read and write. After losing her husband in a railroad accident, she went to Denver, where she worked as a laundress, housekeeper, and furnace tender to support herself and her daughter. She heard about Wyoming from a friend while recovering from an illness. Two days later, she was on her way there. An ad placed in a newspaper quickly gained her empoyment as housekeeper for Clyde Stewart, a rancher, whom she later married.

America's most famous woman homesteader, Elinore is the author of the classic Letters of a Woman Homesteader, which was the inspiration for the critically acclaimed movie Heartland, and Letters on an Elk Hunt.

Reviews

Goodreads review by María on November 18, 2020

Hay libros que llegan justo en el momento adecuado, ¿verdad? Esto es lo que me ha pasado con Cartas de una pionera (aunque la pobre Elinore llevaba en mis estanterías desde 2016). Tras un año viviendo en el centro de una gran ciudad decido mudarme hasta sitios más verdes y tranquilos. Parece que hac......more

Goodreads review by Carla on January 03, 2008

This is one of my favorite books of all time, and I have probably read it at least a dozen times. This is the story of a person who followed her heart and worked incredibly hard; the end result is that she built a life she loved. Set in Wyoming at the start of the 20th century, Stewart (a widowed si......more

Goodreads review by Artemis on January 29, 2009

Of course I rate this book a five because my great grandmother wrote it and I can relate to it because of my grandmother's stories about growing up. However, if I was not related, I would still love this book because it is very similar in style to Jack London's prose. It has historical and sentiment......more

Goodreads review by Jessaka on January 07, 2018

“Fallen trees were everywhere and we had to avoid the branches, which was powerful hard to do. Besides, it was quite dusky among the trees long before night, but it was all so grand and awe-inspiring. Occasionally there was an opening through which we could see the snowy peaks, seemingly just beyond......more