Personal memoir of homesteading life in Wyoming for an authentic historical perspective
Self-deprecating and witty writing style adds human interest to the story
Captures the spirit of community and resilience faced by early settlers
Written by Laura Gibson Smith, a descendant of the original homesteaders
Do you like history of the West or Wyoming History books?
Almost Pioneers is a captivating homesteading book.
In the fall of 1913, Laura and Earle Smith, a young Iowa couple, made the gutsy—some might say foolhardy—decision to homestead in Wyoming.
There, they built their first house, a claim shanty half dug out of the ground, hauled ev
