In the late 1870s many young teachers traveled West to earn money and make a new life for themselves. However, the schools were inadequate at best. Some returned home, unable to endure the hardships of prairie life, but others were more committed. Jim Murphy's Sarah Jane Price stayed, braving the rough conditions of the West and the daily tasks that ensued.
Format:
Pages:
182 pages
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Publisher:
Edition:
First Edition
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
0590438107
ISBN13:
9780590438100
kindle Asin:
B0CZTFVZT9
My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher (Dear America)
In the late 1870s many young teachers traveled West to earn money and make a new life for themselves. However, the schools were inadequate at best. Some returned home, unable to endure the hardships of prairie life, but others were more committed. Jim Murphy's Sarah Jane Price stayed, braving the rough conditions of the West and the daily tasks that ensued.