{"product_id":"letters-of-a-woman-homesteader","title":"Letters of a Woman Homesteader","description":"The writer of the following letters is a young woman who lost her husband in a railroad accident and went to Denver to seek support for herself and her two-year-old daughter, Jerrine. Turning her hand to the nearest work, she went out by the day as house-cleaner and laundress. Later, seeking to better herself, she accepted employment as a housekeeper for a well-to-do Scotch cattle-man, Mr. Stewart, who had taken up a quarter-section in Wyoming. The letters, written through several years to a former employer in Denver, tell the story of her new life in the new country.\n\n\"Dear Mrs. Coney,—\nAre you thinking I am lost, like the Babes in the Wood? Well, I am not and I'm sure the robins would have the time of their lives getting leaves to cover me out here. I am 'way up close to the Forest Reserve of Utah, within half a mile of the line, sixty miles from the railroad. I was twenty-four hours on the train and two days on the stage, and oh, those two days! The snow was just beginning to melt and the mud was about the worst I ever heard of.(...)\"\n\n- Taken from \"Letters of a Woman Homesteader\" written by Elinore Pruitt Stewart\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1690657340\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.1690657340.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pruitt Stewart, Elinore\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41559305650234,"sku":"DBV.1690657340.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/1690657340-0.jpg?v=1785034366","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/letters-of-a-woman-homesteader","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}