Rural Sociology - United States, Rural Sociology - General & Miscellaneous, South Dakota - State & Local History, World History - General & Miscellaneous, Childhood Memoirs & Biography, Cowboys & Ranchers - Biography
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Overview
In the telling of this tale of a boyhood in the westerns South Dakota prairie, readers will beging to understand the difficulties faced by South Dakota homesteaders, farmers, and ranchers during the early 1900s.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Lester D. Kirkham is a retired South Dakotan who wanted to leave a record of his early life on the western plains for his family and friends. This book is his gift to them.
Synopsis
The author chronicles his early adulthood on the western South Dakota prairies during the Great Depression and describes in detail working on ranches, meeting a school teacher who becomes his wife, moving to Ohio to find work, and returning to South Dakota to discover that there's no place like hom.Book Details
Published
August 1, 1994
Publisher
Uncommon Buffalo Press
Pages
126
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780964168800