SIGNED Tales From Sarahs Shoebox United Brethren Pioneer Diaries 1877-1898 Utter

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Tales From Sarah's Shoebox

by Donna Utter

Published by Donna Utter (2009)

FIRST EDITION SOFTCOVER SIGNED BY AUTHOR, DONNA UTTER

Condition:

LIKE NEW Softcover Book SIGNED BY AUTHOR, DONNA UTTER on the title page! The binding is tight and all 587 pages within are bright white with NO WRITING, UNDERLINING, HIGH-LIGHTING, RIPS, TEARS, BENDS OR FOLDS. The covers look near perfect, as can be seen in my photos. You will be happy with this one! Always handled and packaged with care!  Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking!

About the Book:

The book is an accumulation of 200 plus transcribed original letters and personal diaries, dated 1877 to 1898. It starts out with Sarah and her cousin writing to each other as teenagers. The letters tell how vivacious, carefree, unburdened with no concerns and responsibilities. They are typically teenagers talking about their parties, boys, clothes, books and their weight. You can feel them brimming with energy and their enthusiasm for life. The book follows the wagon train journey that Sarah's family made from North Branch, Kansas to Woodland, Idaho. It is like a personal diary of every day life of that time period. From the dust storms of Kansas through the hardships of bad crops, no work and the influence of the Quakers as they moved west. Sarah's father and uncle were United Brethren preachers who traveled the back roads spreading the work of the Lord to the people in Kansas. The letters describe their everyday hardships. It was a hard life, especially for the women of that time, and you will read how very emotional they become. The book includes a map of the wagon train trip in 1895, a summary of letters by dates and a geneology chart of the people in the book. At the end of the book you will find two diaries written by the girls coming over on the wagon train and several short stories and other documents relating to that time.

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