A Homesteader's Portfolio - Northwest Reprints
A Homesteader's Portfolio - Northwest Reprints
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15 December, 2025
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Description
The commonly held image of frontier women as powerless and dependent helpmates stems in part from the scarcity of written accounts by homesteading women. Alice Day Pratt’s powerful memoir presents a rare, fascinating account of the life of a woman homesteader and chronicles her single-handed efforts to overcome the obstacles that faced all homesteaders—men and women—in the dryland West.
Pratt’s independent and adventurous spirit allowed her to hang on to her “homesteading dream” for more than a decade after most other homesteaders had packed their belongings and left the desert. By exploring the life she lived and the choices she made, Pratt offers an important glimpse into the social and cultural history of the American West.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781962645386 |
| ISBN10 | 196264538X |
| Number Of Pages | 232 |
| Item Weight | 454 g |
| Publisher / Reseller | Oregon State University |
| Format | paperback |
Media Reviews
“So much is so skillfully crammed into this little book that the reader comes to admire Pratt’s zest while wondering how she could possibly have endured. . . . A splendid introduction by Molly Gloss, author of The Jump-Off Creek, enhances the book with a biography of the author and a study of her writings.” - Oregon Historical Quarterly
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Author's Bio
Alice Day Pratt (1872–1963) was a teacher and author who at age forty joined the last wave of government-sponsored homesteading, establishing a dryland farm in Oregon’s high desert country. She was the author of four books, including Animals of a Sagebrush Ranch.
Molly Gloss is the author of seven books, including The Jump-Off Creek and The Hearts of Horses.