The Daughter's Walk (Paperback)

from clue

This book is a novel based on the life of Helga Etsby who accepted a wager from the fashion industry to walk from Spokane, Washington to New York City in seven months. She and her eighteen-year-old daughter Clara began the walk on May 5, 1896. If they completed the distance by the deadline they w...

from reciperhon

I can't imagine being told by my mother that we are going to walk across country for 7 months. That sounds wretched! Those poor women went through so many different problems and experiences that I was rather proud of them when they accomplished the journey to New York even if it didn't go as plan...

from mojomomma

To save the family farm, a woman accepts a wager to walk from Spokane, WA to New Yoek City in7 months with her teenage daughter to advance the women's suffrage movement. they do complete the walk, but arrive 10 days later than promised, so the sponsors renege on the $10000 prize. Meanwhile diphth...

from realpageturners

The Daughter's Walk: A Novel is based on the true story of Helga Etsby who accepted a challenge to walk from Spokane, Washington to New York City for $10,000 dollars. Helga accepted this challenge to save the family farm and she took her 18 year old daughter, Clara, on the walk with her. The agre...

from MaryEvelynLS

I finished this book with a sense of satisfaction and a deeper understanding of what women had to endure and suffer in the late 1800's, early 1900's. The Daughter's Walk was fascinating and I was absolutely stunned to learn of the journey that mother and daughter took. The story that continued af...