Bent on ``self-determination,'' teenagers Zachariah Bennett and his sister Carrie flee their harsh, unforgiving father and the grinding poverty of 1870s Wyoming, where ``sodbusters'' dwelling in miserable sod homes must struggle to make a living on poor farmland. They head for a new life in TexasZach to become a cowboy and Carrie to marry Rio, whom she believes to be as faithful as she is. Traveling 500 miles, they face down considerable danger, but the story ends well for all who deserve it. With a bit of a surprise to enliven a predictable plot, this is a pleasant story for an evening's reading. Sister Avila, Acad. of Holy Angels, Minneapolis
Sodbuster
Sodbusters are about equal to farm animals on the social scale of the ranching community of Wyoming in the 1870's. Zach and Carrie Bennett, teen-aged children of that wretched class, are determined to escape the scorn. They resolve to trek to Texas on foot. They are babes on the prairie, ignorant of the geography and hostility. This incredible journey through the lawless West reveals human nature at its most base, and unveils a capacity for violence the brother and sister never believed possible in themselves. But they also discover the other side of humanity.
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Sodbuster
Sodbusters are about equal to farm animals on the social scale of the ranching community of Wyoming in the 1870's. Zach and Carrie Bennett, teen-aged children of that wretched class, are determined to escape the scorn. They resolve to trek to Texas on foot. They are babes on the prairie, ignorant of the geography and hostility. This incredible journey through the lawless West reveals human nature at its most base, and unveils a capacity for violence the brother and sister never believed possible in themselves. But they also discover the other side of humanity.
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BN ID: | 2940171325022 |
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Publisher: | Books in Motion |
Publication date: | 03/20/2015 |
Edition description: | Unabridged |
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