{"product_id":"homesteading-a-montana-family-album-paperback","title":"Homesteading: A Montana Family Album - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePercy Wollaston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"His memories flow as naturally as his writing. . . . The reader is transported back to the day when a six-year-old stepped from the train into a new life.\"--\u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As a grown man, Percy Wollaston almost never spoke of the homestead where he grew up--until, in 1972, nearing the age of 70, he wrote this book about his childhood years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Lured by the government's promise of land and the promotional literature of the railroads, six-year-old Percy Wollaston's family left behind their home in North Dakota in 1909, heading West to \"take up a claim.\" They settled near Ismay, Montana, where they attempted to carve a successful homestead out of the harsh plains. In compelling, plainspoken language, Wollaston tells of his pioneer family's everyday existence--constructing a sod house, digging a well, trapping and hunting, courtships and funerals, an influenza epidemic, and a superstitious Irish neighbor. He also recalls the events of the world beyond Ismay, from the sinking of the\u003ci\u003e Titanic, \u003c\/i\u003eto Prohibition, to World War I, as well as the first sign of the town's demise during the Great Depression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With a foreword by Jonathan Raban, who discovered this memoir while researching his award-winning \u003ci\u003eBad Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHomesteading\u003c\/i\u003e is a rich and vivid look, seen through the eyes of a hopeful young boy, at the forces that shaped the destiny of a family, a town, and the American West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Vivid . . . plainly written and satisfyingly detailed.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePercy Wollaston\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1904. After moving from Ismay, he worked for the Montana Power Company until his retirement. He died in 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 7.76 x 5.04 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52469180367155,"sku":"9780140279153","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/fJ6OA61MoA9780140279153.webp?v=1759384426","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/homesteading-a-montana-family-album-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}