Life in Prairie Land

by Eliza Woodson Burhans Farnham

Eliza Farnham (November 17, 1815 – December 15, 1864) was a 19th-century American novelist, feminist, abolitionist, and activist for prison reform.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Westerns, Memoir, Biography, 19th Century

188 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 1, 1988

Reviews

[Karen French · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating Look at life back then

If you are a fan of Oregon trail diaries and stories of the old west, you will find this book interesting. However, her writing style is difficult, flowery, with vocabulary that often left me wondering just what she was talking about and wishing she had just used plain language to tell her story. A fascinating look at the wild freedom and harsh realities of the lives of the first western settlers who built this country and make you wish you had lived the journey with them.

[Pat Lawlor · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an interesting book written by a woman who spent a few years in mid-Illinois around Peoria from 1836-1843. The descriptions of how they gathered their furniture, built a house, prepared dinner, and survived a wildfire are very interesting, and reminded me of the Little House books. A great read for anyone interested in that time period or prairie living in general

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting point of view on life during the nineteenth century. The woman who narrates the book is definitely well read and of a higher class but her descriptions are very vivid and seem to keep with those of others of the time period's recollections. It is a long book but worth time it took to get through the book.

[Vfischer · Rating 1 out of 5]

this is the most boring book i have ever read...i have been flipping fast through so many of the chapters. started out fairly easy to read but not now and i am just flipping through to see how the book finally ends. she is the most self absorbed person i have ever encountered. and hopefully there aren't any more like her. to be an author..i wonder if she ever sat down and read her book through..so dissappointed. have archived it twice in kindle while i read something else and decided to finish it this time.

[Bonsai]

Too florid and caricatured.

[Susannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm giving up on finishing this book. The author is really full of herself, and the book is boring. Ugh.

[Richard Caniglia · Rating 2 out of 5]

Obtuse prose, even for the day.