tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post6525051481607786075..comments2024-02-07T11:31:44.141+03:00Comments on On Life in St. Petersburg: Prairie LifeElizabethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-60699465615201299282014-10-30T01:12:12.971+03:002014-10-30T01:12:12.971+03:00:):)Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-16886293783929679682014-10-28T04:08:38.566+03:002014-10-28T04:08:38.566+03:00Sounds intriguing! I enjoy historical fiction. (=Sounds intriguing! I enjoy historical fiction. (=Heather @ Simple Wiveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13258296077135380226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-13317609607081592712014-10-25T22:51:49.558+04:002014-10-25T22:51:49.558+04:00I hadn't actually heard of "Giants in the...I hadn't actually heard of "Giants in the Earth." I don't remember liking Willa Cather very much, but maybe it's because I did have to read it for school.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15283395756742923658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949422246633548404.post-57421384848471490992014-10-24T07:13:43.117+04:002014-10-24T07:13:43.117+04:00Have you read the O.E. Rolvaag books about settler...Have you read the O.E. Rolvaag books about settlers in South Dakota? They are absolutely brilliant - and Christian in a profound way. "Giants in the Earth" was a required book for the "regular" HS English class, whereas being in "advanced placement" we read Canterbury Tales. When I later read "Giants in the Earth" I felt like falling on my knees in gratitude that I'd been able to read that incredible book without the distractions and "de-sanctification" that would have taken place in HS English class. And, then, of course Willa Cather is amazing with "prairie" books, too. Oh! And, Rose Wilder Lane's books (Laura Ingall's daughter) are extremely good. "Let the Hurricane Roar" is one that is very good. (Can you tell I love "prairie books".? Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12623179886908222942noreply@blogger.com