Life on Muskrat Creek - A Homestead Family in Wyoming (Hardcover)

Written by Ethel Waxham Love, a Wellesley College graduate who went to Wyoming in 1905 as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse, and her son, J. David Love, who later became an eminent geologist, Life on Muskrat Creek tells the fascinating story of a family's day-to-day life on an isolated ranch in early twentieth-century Wyoming. Readers will be held in suspense as they learn about the family's battle with a variety of challenges, including a near-fatal bout with Spanish influenza, life-threatening encounters with livestock and wildlife, and disastrous episodes of fires, flooding, blizzards, and drought. The book's depiction of more ordinary events is equally engaging; Ethel describes becoming a wife and raising children without the support of neighbors, women friends, or a wider family network, and David recounts growing up in a wild and remote place where there was no local school to attend. Readers from all walks of life will find Life on Muskrat Creek to be a lively and provocative book.

General

Imprint:	Lehigh University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2018
Authors:	Ethel Waxham Love • J David Love
Editors:	Frances Love Froidevaux • Barbara Love
Dimensions:	239 x 154 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	288
ISBN-13:	978-1-61146-264-7
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Agriculture & farming > Smallholdings Books > Health, Home & Family > Self-help & practical interests > General Promotions
LSN:	1-61146-264-9
Barcode:	9781611462647

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