After the West Was Won : Homesteaders and Town-Builders in Western South Dakota, 1900-1917 / Paula M. Nelson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nelson, Paula, 1951- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

City and town life--South Dakota--History--20th century.

City and town life.

Frontier and pioneer life--South Dakota.

Frontier and pioneer life.

South Dakota--History.

South Dakota.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (240 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Iowa City, Iowa : University of Iowa Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

""In this well-written monograph Paula M. Nelson tells the story of the settlement of 'west river country,' that part of South Dakota west of the Missouri River....Nelson's major contribution is her reconstruction of the social life of this generation of settlers....Nelson is particularly sensitive to the experience of pioneer women, both those who labored within the family and those single women who homesteaded on their own.""--American Historical Review""After the West Was Won is an impressively researched and beautifully written study....Nelson also conveys the sense of pain and suffering t

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Merely the Pioneers; 2. The Last Great Frontier; 3. Fifty Miles to Water, One Hundred Miles to Wood; 4. Threshers Came Right After Dinner; 5. Sociability is What We Need in This Country; 6. The Best and Most Progressive Town; 7. Happy Homes, Fine Residences, and Good Schools and Churches; 8. We've Reached the Land of Drouth and Heat; 9. Let the Good Work Go On; 10. To Overcome the Drawbacks and Failure; 11. Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781587291661

1587291665

OCLC:

45729607