Thimble of Soil: A woman's Quest for Land (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781886652071)

Follow the widowed Margaret Ralston Kennedy in this second book of the Trail of Thread series, as she travels with eight of her thirteen children from Ohio to the Territory of Kansas in 1855. Told through her letters, Thimble of Soil describes the prevalent hardships and infrequent joys experienced by the hardy pioneer women of Kansas, who struggled to protect their families from terrorists raids while building new homes and new lives on the vast unbroken prairie. Watch for the quilt patterns mentioned in the letters.

Author: Linda K. Hubalek
ISBN-10: 1886652074
ISBN-13: 9781886652071
Publisher: Butterfield Books
Language: English
Published: 04/01/1996
Pages: 122
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.42lbs
Size: 8.92h x 6.04w x 0.31d