"'A Settler's Year' provides a rare glimpse into the lives of early immigrants to the upper Midwest. Evocative photographs taken at Old World Wisconsin, the country's largest outdoor museum of rural life, lushly illustrate stories woven by historian, novelist, and poet Kathl...

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1. Verfasser:	Ernst, Kathleen, 1959-
Weitere Verfasser:	Heath, Loyd
Format:	Regierungsdokument Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2015.
Schlagworte:	1800-1899 Frontier and pioneer life > Wisconsin. Frontier and pioneer life Wisconsin > History > 19th century. Wisconsin > Histoire > 19e siècle. Wisconsin History
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Zusammenfassung:	"'A Settler's Year' provides a rare glimpse into the lives of early immigrants to the upper Midwest. Evocative photographs taken at Old World Wisconsin, the country's largest outdoor museum of rural life, lushly illustrate stories woven by historian, novelist, and poet Kathleen Ernst and compelling firsthand accounts left by the settlers themselves. In this beautiful book, readers will discover the challenges and triumphs found in the seasonal rhythms of rural life in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. As they turn the pages--traveling from sprawling farm to tidy crossroads village, and from cramped and smoky cabins to gracious, well-furnished homes--they'll experience the back-straining chores, cherished folk traditions, annual celebrations, and indomitable spirit that comprised pioneer life. At its heart 'A Settler's Year' is about people dreaming of, searching for, and creating new homes in a new land. This moving book transports us back to the pioneer era and inspires us to explore the stories found on our own family trees"--Publisher's website
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (191 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color)
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-187) and index.
ISBN:	9780870207150 0870207156