Steven R. Kinsella

4504. 900 Miles from Nowhere Voices from the Homestead Frontier, by Steven R. Kinsella (read 3 Nov 2008) This is a compilation of letters written in the late 19th century and early 20th century by homesteaders on the Great Plains, many from the Dakotas, Nebraska, Kansas, and Montana. They had often a fearful time, and many are poignant. There is not much organization in the way the letters are presented, the times and areas being mixed up with not much evidence of careful planning. I thought the book could have been better organized. Pictures add to the value of the book, however--none of the pictures seem to portray much happiness, though that may be the photographers' fault.… (mehr)