Blogs in November 2020

Leaving the Land 18th November 2020

Marge Hogan and her community struggle to keep their farms when corporate farming takes over, causing the disappearance of the family farm and its culture, skills, and ethics

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By the Shores of Silver Lake 18th November 2020

The Ingalls family has seen both joy and hardship since the end of On the Banks of Plum Creek. Mary has been left blind from a battle with scarlet fever, and a new sister, Grace, has been born. Pa...

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A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains 17th November 2020

This evocative and lively travelogue by Isabella L. Bird lifts the veil of the culture of Colorado and the Rocky Mountains as it was in the 1870s. We find in this classic travel book an authentic and eloquent portrayal...

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The Reckless Oath We Made 13th November 2020

Zee is nobody’s fairy tale princess. Almost six-foot, with a redhead’s temper and a shattered hip, she has a long list of worries: never-ending bills, her beautiful, gullible sister, her five-year-old nephew, her housebound mother, and her drug-dealing boss....

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Rifles for Watie 13th November 2020

Jeff Bussey walked briskly up the rutted wagon road toward Fort Leavenworth on his way to join the Union volunteers. It was 1861 in Linn County, Kansas, and Jeff was elated at the prospect of fighting for the North...

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