Butter in the Well: A Scandinavian Woman's Tale of Life on the Prairie (Butter in the Well Series) (Paperback)

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Read the account of Kajsa Svensson Runeberg, an emigrant wife who recounts, through her diary, how she and her family built up a farm on the unsettled Kansas prairie. This historical fiction is based on the Swedish woman who homesteaded the author's childhood home. "...could well be the most endearing 'first settler' account ever told. Once a reader starts the book, they are compelled to keep reading to see what will happen next on the isolated prairie homestead. Not to be missed!- Capper's Family Bookstore

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Butterfield Books (December 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1886652007
• ISBN-13: 978-1886652002
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #91,079 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ranks as high as Little House on the Prairie books!, March 18, 1999

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One of the best "first settler" accounts I've ever read! Hubalek's story of Swedish immigrant, Kajsa, who settled in Central Kansas was riveting. I couldn't put it down until I had read the whole book. Stories of rattlesnakes coming through the dugout ceiling, prairie fires, the joys of newborn babies and the heartaches of losing loved ones.... Reading Hubalek's book shows that starting life as a homesteader was very tough, and the story was so real that I was working the sod right with her. Be sure to read the whole 4-book series, and her other two series as well.