Homesteading Settling America's Heartland |
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| Author:
| Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw |
| Photographer:
| Munoz, William |
| ISBN: | 978-0-87842-605-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
| Publisher: | Mountain Press Publishing Company, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $12.00 |
Book Description:
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Homesteading: Settling America¿s Heartland describes the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of the brave pioneer families who set out into the unknown to create a home on the vast, desolate grasslands of the Great Plains. The Homestead Act of 1862 offered, practically free, a 160-acre plot to anyone willing to develop it. Hundreds of men, women, and children took advantage of the opportunity to build a home, a farm, and a while new life on the western prairie.
Homesteading: Settling America¿s Heartland describes the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of the brave pioneer families who set out into the unknown to create a home on the vast, desolate grasslands of the Great Plains. The Homestead Act of 1862 offered, practically free, a 160-acre plot to anyone willing to develop it. Hundreds of men, women, and children took advantage of the opportunity to build a home, a farm, and a while new life on the western prairie.