Name: Pioneer Girl
ISBN: 9780803225268

At a Glance

Why This Clicks

Prairie Childhood

A childhood on Nebraska’s open prairie becomes a window onto the hardships and joys of homesteading.

Come here for

A true story rooted in one girl’s life and the history of America’s heartland
The daily realities of sod-house living, from hauled water to prairie fires

Expect

A child’s perspective on hardship, danger, and the life she loved
One family’s story alongside those of other homesteading children

Book Details

Authors: Andrea Warren
Publisher: Bison Books
Published: September 1, 2009
Format: Print & ebook
Theme: 19th-Century U.S. · US Biographies
Reading lane: 19th-Century U.S.

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Publisher Categories

Women's Lives
Midwest History

About This Book

Pioneer Girl is the true story of Grace McCance Snyder. In 1885, when Grace was three, she and her family became homesteaders on the windswept prairie of central Nebraska. They settled into a small sod house and hauled their water in barrels. Together they endured violent storms, drought, blizzards, and prairie fires. Despite the hardships and dangers, Grace loved her life on the prairie. Weaving Grace’s story into the history of America’s heartland, award-winning author And...

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Pioneer Girl is the true story of Grace McCance Snyder. In 1885, when Grace was three, she and her family became homesteaders on the windswept prairie of central Nebraska. They settled into a small sod house and hauled their water in barrels. Together they endured violent storms, drought, blizzards, and prairie fires. Despite the hardships and dangers, Grace loved her life on the prairie. Weaving Grace’s story into the history of America’s heartland, award-winning author Andrea Warren writes not just of one spirited girl but of all the children who homesteaded with their families in the late 1800s, sharing the heartbreaks and joys of pioneer life.