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After the West was won : homesteaders and town-builders in western South Dakota, 1900-1917 / by Paula M. Nelson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, 1986.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (xvi, 220 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1587291665
  • 9781587291661
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: After the West was won.DDC classification:
  • 978.3/031 19
LOC classification:
  • F656 .N45 1986eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Merely the pioneers -- The last great frontier -- Fifty miles to water, one hundred miles to wood -- Threshers came right after dinner -- Sociability is what we need in this country -- The best and most progressive town -- Happy homes, fine residences, and good schools and churches -- We've reached the land of drouth and heat -- Let the good work go on -- To overcome the drawbacks and failure -- Conclusion.
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Summary: "In this well-written monograph Paula M. Nelson tells the story of the settlement of 'west river country, ' that part of South Dakota west of the Missouri River ... Nelson's major contribution is her reconstruction of the social life of this generation of settlers ... Nelson is particularly sensitive to the experience of pioneer women, both those who labored within the family and those single women who homesteaded on their own."�a�"American Historical Review"After the West Was Won is an impressively researched and beautifully written study.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214) and index.

"In this well-written monograph Paula M. Nelson tells the story of the settlement of 'west river country, ' that part of South Dakota west of the Missouri River ... Nelson's major contribution is her reconstruction of the social life of this generation of settlers ... Nelson is particularly sensitive to the experience of pioneer women, both those who labored within the family and those single women who homesteaded on their own."�a�"American Historical Review"After the West Was Won is an impressively researched and beautifully written study.

Merely the pioneers -- The last great frontier -- Fifty miles to water, one hundred miles to wood -- Threshers came right after dinner -- Sociability is what we need in this country -- The best and most progressive town -- Happy homes, fine residences, and good schools and churches -- We've reached the land of drouth and heat -- Let the good work go on -- To overcome the drawbacks and failure -- Conclusion.

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