Pre-Owned A Settler's Year : Pioneer Life through the Seasons (Hardcover)

from Manderers

I absolutely adored this book. I never heard of Old World Wisconsin and now plan to visit someday! I loved all of the stunning photographs and there was just the right amount of information to learn something new without being exhausting! Such a perfect "decoration" for my antique buffet table, I...

from Merryann

The best thing about A Settler's Year for me was that I quickly forgot the pictures are contemporary people dressed as settlers. I found the images so authentic that they served as a method, alongside the text, of drawing me into the 'past' to learn what life was like for the Wisconsin settlers. ...

from lanehillhouse

Sunday, September 20, 2015 A Settler's Year: Pioneer Life Through the Seasons by Kathleen Ernst, © 2015 [While the first few years in their new home might be difficult, many immigrants in time achieved their dream. Old World Wisconsin's Koepsell Farm represents a well-settled German-American fami...

from AnneDenney

"Mother, this book is wonderful!" Thus spake our eldest daughter after leafing through this beautiful edition, reading the lively accounts here and there, admiring the professional photography, and imagining sleigh rides or school back then. What a perfect supplement this book is if you happen to...

from JmGallen

"A Settler's Year" blends the words of letters, diaries and periodical articles with pictures of living history to introduce its readers to the rhythm of life in early Wisconsin. Author Kathleen Ernst has extensively researched the writings of early settlers and has quoted their literary gems tha...