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The Plainswoman
The Plainswoman
Author: Irene Bennett Brown
When the death of a small child in her care costs her her job as a governess, young Amity Whitford is forced to start anew as a homesteader on the unforgiving plains of western Kansas in the late 1800s. — Amity Whitford dared stake her own claim on the plains of western Kansas. She built her own homestead with her bare hands and tamed the wild la...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780345383051
ISBN-10: 0345383052
Publication Date: 10/1/1994
Pages: 377
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Dodie avatar reviewed The Plainswoman on + 139 more book reviews
A good read about a woman alone in the late 1800's who stakes a claim on the Kansas plains, takes a child to raise as her own, runs for early superintendant of schools and endures great hardships to clear her name and finds someone who fills her life with love.


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