{"title":"Elinore Pruitt Stewart","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-wyoming-ranch-letters-the-collected-correspondence-of-a-woman-settler-on-the-american-frontier-letters-of-a-woman-homesteader-letters-on-a-paperback","title":"The Wyoming Ranch Letters: The Collected Correspondence of a Woman Settler on the American Frontier-Letters of a Woman Homesteader \u0026 Letters on a - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn authentic voice from the western frontier \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Elinore Pruitt Stewart is renowned for her books 'Letters of a Woman Homesteader' and its sequel 'Letters on an Elk Hunt, ' both of which are included in this Leonaur good value, two-in-one edition. Born in 1876 in the Oklahoma Indian Territory, the oldest of nine children, by the time she was 30 years old she had married Harry Rupert and was the widowed mother of a baby daughter. Three years later Elinore answered an advertisement for a housekeeper for rancher Henry Stewart at Burntfork, Wyoming. She filed a claim on 160 acres of land adjacent to Stewart's property and the couple were married soon afterwards. Elinore's life as the couple struggled to run their ranch and raise their family on the Wyoming prairie, was a harsh one, but her books show it be a life full of encounters with notable and memorable characters and rich in variety and experience. She has left us a rewarding, charming and poignant insight into the lives of American settlers who carved a living and a nation out of the western states. Her story epitomises the spirit of the pioneer women who tamed a wilderness and will resonate with everyone who enjoys reading about the lives of those determined to triumph over adversity.\u003cbr\u003e Leonaur editions are newly typeset and are not facsimiles; each title is available in softcover and hardback with dustjacket.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51367545241823,"sku":"9781782822547","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/ALXXZ-G2yx9781782822547.webp?v=1789109787"},{"product_id":"letters-of-a-woman-homesteader-paperback","title":"Letters of a Woman Homesteader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Peopled with the kinds of characters most novelists only dream of\" (\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e), this classic account of American frontier living captures the rambunctious spirit of a pioneer who set out in 1909 to prove that a woman could ranch.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA series of letters make for a fascinating narrative and descriptive journal of Mrs. Stewart's life, moving from the city to a Wyoming homestead, marrying and still having the determination to homestead on her own. Stewart's captivating missives bring to full life the beauty, isolation, and joys of working the prairie.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperience the unflinching optimism and enduring spirit of a true pioneer woman: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA True Story in Letters: \u003c\/b\u003e Follow Elinore Pruitt Stewart's journey from a Denver laundress to a Wyoming homesteader through the authentic, charming, and heartfelt letters she wrote to a former employer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFemale Independence: \u003c\/b\u003e Discover the story of a woman who, despite marrying her rancher employer, was determined to file on and \"prove up\" on her own 160 acres, proving that a woman could succeed on her own terms.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eUnforgettable Frontier Characters: \u003c\/b\u003e Meet a cast of neighbors as memorable as any in fiction, from the reclusive and kindly Zebulon Pike to the unflappable Mrs. O'Shaughnessy and a host of other pioneers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Joy of Simple Living: \u003c\/b\u003e Share in the profound happiness Elinore finds not in escaping hardship, but in the beauty of a sunset, the satisfaction of hard work, and the unwavering kindness of neighbors.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369695150303,"sku":"9780395911518","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/9PTWPDLXb-9780395911518.webp?v=1789144327"},{"product_id":"letters-of-a-woman-homesteader-paperback-1","title":"Letters of a Woman Homesteader - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eElinore Pruitt, a widow and mother who washed clothes for a living in Denver, planned to work as a housekeeper for some rancher while learning all she would need to know about homesteading a place for herself. In 1909 she went to work for Clyde Stewart, whose ranch was near Burnt Fork, Wyoming, and within six weeks she married him. \"Ranch work seemed to require that we be married first and do our sparking afterward,\" she wrote Juliet Coney, her former employer. She maintained her independence by filing on a quarter section adjacent to her husband's land and proving it up herself. Her delightful letters, written from the time of her arrival until 1913, authentically depict an Old West that, as Jessamyn West notes in her foreword, has been \"progressively obscured by those who portray it most often.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe critically acclaimed 1980 film Heartland was based on Elinore Pruitt Stewart's letters and journals.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51376608575711,"sku":"9780803251939","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Ro4qUMnfDe9780803251939.webp?v=1789218149"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/elinore-pruitt-stewart.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}