Threads of the Past: Stories of Pioneer Women and Their Quilts AUTH-9997018 Author: Pete Sheild

Author: Pete Sheild

Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton)

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Threads of the Past: Stories of Pioneer Women and Their Quilts AUTH-9997018 Author: Pete SheildInspired by the author's immigrant ancestors, this is an intimate account of seven unforgettable women surviving extraordinary challenges and hardships in their new homes in America. These brave pioneer women express their dreams and losses and their joys and heartbreaks in the form of letters, diaries and other writings based on extensive genealogy research, documented facts and historical events. Spanning a time period from 1857 to 1939, their