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Land of the Burnt Thigh: Edith Eudora Kohl (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1986) 296 pages. $8.95 |
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Land of the Burnt Thigh: Edith Eudora Kohl (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1986) 296 pages. $8.95 |
Among the hordes of homesteaders who settled the American West were thousands of single women who hoped to gain for themselves a piece of land and the money and satisfaction that came with it. The memoirs of many of these self-described "girl homesteaders," long ignored by historians, show the significant impact these women had on their communities.
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