Homespun Courage [Paperback]

Loretta Jackson (Author), Vickie Britton (Author)

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• Paperback
• ISBN-10: 1933582340
• ISBN-13: 978-1933582344
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,348,444 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Loretta Jackson, along with her sister Vickie Britton, is the author of over thirty-eight published novels. Their mysteries Path of the Jaguar and Nightmare in Morocco have been reprinted as Thorndike Large Print editions and have sold internationally. The sisters are also authors of the Jeff McQuede High Country Mystery series and the archaeological Ardis Cole Mystery Series.

Both writers are drawn to the western setting, which has provided a background for much of their recent work. The sisters are co-authors of Stone of Vengeance, a mystery which takes place in the modern-day West, as well as three traditional Westerns with a hint of mystery: The Devil's Game, The Fifth Ace and The Wild Card.

They are currently working on another Jeff McQuede High Country Mystery.

Loretta is a former teacher who spent several years on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Stories to remember about the courage of Kansas pioneers, November 1, 2011

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This review is from: Homespun Courage (Paperback)

In what might be described as "fiction based on actual circumstances," these early settlers demonstrated the courage that won them a place in the settlement of Kansas. These are the stories that many of us remember, of growing up with grandparents in the same home or in the immediate community...even though the names and the exact circumstance vary, those stories happened to real people, in real situations throughout early day Kansas.

Homespun Courage defines people who, when faced with prairie fires, blizzards, drought, floods, family tragedies, death and terror, were often examples of unexpected strength, courage and discipline. Putting difficulties behind them, they celebrated Christmases, birthdays and weddings in the new land, just like in the "old country" that few would ever see again.
A great visit to our ancestral not-so-long-ago past.

Manhattan Mercury
Glenn M. Busset, emeritus professor, Kansas State University