During the depression days of the early 1930s the Jordan family - Len Jordan (later governor of Idaho and a United States senator), his wife Grace, and their three small children - moved to an Idaho sheep ranch in the Snake River gorge just below Hell's Canyon, deepest scratch on the face of North America. 'Cut off from the world for months at a time, the Jordans became virtually self-sufficient. Short of cash but long on courage, they raised and preserved their food, made their own soap, and educated their children' - Sterling North, "New York World-Telegram". '"Home Below Hell's Canyon" is valuable because it writes a little-known way of life into the national chronicle. We are put in touch with the kind of people who set the country on its feet and in the generations since have kept it there...Primarily it is a book of courage and effort tempered by the warmth of those who trust in goodness and practice it' - "Christian Science Monitor".'The thrilling story of a modern pioneer family...An intensely human account filled with fun, courage and rich family life' - "Seattle Post Intelligencer".
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“The thrilling story of a modern pioneer family. . . . An intensely human account filled with fun, courage and rich family life.”—Seattle Post Intelligencer
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This is a terrific personal account of life in Hell's Canyon. It allows the read to vicariously live through the writer, who has a special ability to capture the reader's heart. Raising sheep on the hills of Hell's Canyon and enduring isolation for long stretches must have been hard, and the writer details it well. We also come to learn why she loved it.
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This is a true story, and reading it gives one a perspective on living on an isolated ranch without the modern conveniences we take for granted. There are dangers, hardships and frustrations galore, but the author and her family has the pioneer spirit and grit that carries them through the most trying of circumstances. Since I have seen the general area from the river, I am amazed that someone could live there during that time period. It's a wonderful book to read.
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Sould be required reading for women comtemplating a 'simple lifestyle'. Combines a picture of the work and the wonder of living on the Snake River in 1933 with 3 small children, isolated from almost everything and everyone. What a wealth of experience graced the life of Grace Jordan at a cost of work and worry that would put most of us modern women to shame. She was the real deal! Visiting the Jordan ranch after reading this book was the icing on the cake! Oh, you can google earth the ranch if visiting it is not an option.
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