A Lantern in Her Hand

A Lantern in Her HandFirst published in 1928, A Lantern in Her Hand has outlasted literary fashions to touch generations of readers. In this classic story of a pioneer woman, Bess Streeter Aldrich modeled protagonist Abbie Deal on her own mother, who in 1854 had traveled by covered wagon to the Midwest. In A Lantern in Her Hand, Abbie accompanies her family to the soon to be state of Nebraska. There, in 1865, she marries and settles into her own sod house. The novel

First published in 1928, A Lantern in Her Hand has outlasted literary fashions to touch generations of readers. In this classic story of a pioneer woman, Bess Streeter Aldrich modeled protagonist Abbie Deal on her own mother, who in 1854 had traveled by covered wagon to the Midwest. In A Lantern in Her Hand, Abbie accompanies her family to the soon-to-be-state of Nebraska. There, in 1865, she marries and settles into her own sod house. The novel describes Abbie's years of child-raising, of making a frontier home able to withstand every adversity. A Disciplined writer knowledgeable about true stories of pioneer days in Nebraska, Bess Streeter Aldrich conveys the strength of everyday things, the surprise of familiar faces, and the look of the unspoiled landscape during different seasons. Refusing to be broken by hard experience, Abbie sets a joyful example for her family--and for her readers.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 01/01/1994
ISBN: 9780803259225
Pages: 307
Weight: 0.79lbs
Size: 8.06h x 4.98w x 0.76d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 11474 / Lantern in Her Hand
Reading Level: 6.4 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 14