The Letters of Eleanor Stewart Pruitt Woman Homesteader

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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 reveal the isolation the beauty and the joy of working the prairie. This charming chronicle the basis for the acclaimed movie Heartland Letters of a Woman Homesteader is part of our vanished past. Stewarts courage and her delight in the world around her cannot fail to capture the hearts of her readers.