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"His memories flow as naturally as his writing. . . . The reader is transported back to the day when a six-year-old stepped from the train into a new life."-Smithsonian
As a grown man, Percy Wollaston almost never spoke of the homestead where he grew up-until, in 1972, nearing…
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1 author picked Homesteading as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book convinced me I would never have survived as a homesteader! Though not a professional writer, Wollaston does an incredible job of drawing in the reader and sharing heartwarming and heartwrenching details about the homesteader’s life.
From Kirby's list on The best books on Montana during WWI.
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