Minnesota Historical Society
Menu

Old Rail Fence Corners

$ 16.95

Paperback

Frontier Tales Told by Minnesota Pioneers

Edited by Lucy L. W. Morris

Minnesota Historical Society Press (March 1, 1976)

Old Rail Fence Corners is the story of Minnesota's early settlers in their own words—hardship and happiness on the frontier.

Description

Old Rail Fence Corners is the story of Minnesota's early settlers in their own words—hardship and happiness on the frontier. These simple, direct accounts, collected at the beginning of the twentieth century, paint vivid pictures of life in Minnesota from the 1840s to the 1860s. A new introduction by Marjorie Kreidburg describes the life and times of the book and of Lucy Leavenworth Wilder Morris, its remarkable editor.

Praise for Old Rail Fence Corners:

"These personal anecdotes are the stuff of social history—the testimony of ordinary, everyday people, which, when pieced together, give us a picture of pioneer life." —Marilyn J. Lass, Minnesota Reviews


  • 367 pages
  • 5.375 x 8.5 inches
  • ISBN: 9780873511094

Want to get updates about MNHS Press books, news, and events?

You also Viewed

Join our Mailing List

Sign up to receive our daily email and get 50% off your first purchase.