Daughter Of The Middle Border

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A Daughter of the Middle Border Garland_Daughter_to press 10/20/06 3:43 PM Page i i Garland_Daughter_to press 10/20/06 3:43 PM Page ii ii A Daughter of the Middle Border Hamlin Garland With an introduction by keith newlin Garland_Daughter_to press 10/20/06 3:43 PM Page iii iii Borealis Books is an imprint of the Minnesota Historical Society Press. www.borealisbooks.org New material © 2007 by the Minnesota Historical Society.All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.For information,write to Borealis Books, 345 Kellogg Blvd. W., St. Paul, MN 55102-1906. The Minnesota Historical Society Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 A The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. International Standard Book Number ISBN 13: 978-0-87351-566-5 ISBN 10: 0-87351-566-8 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Garland, Hamlin, 1860–1940. A daughter of the middle border / Hamlin Garland ; with an introduction by Keith Newlin. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-0-87351-566-5 (pbk.: alk. paper) ISBN-10: 0-87351-566-8 (pbk.: alk. paper) 1. Garland, Hamlin, 1860–1940. 2. Authors,American—19th century— Biography. 3. Authors,American—20th century— Biography. I. Title. PS1733.A42 2007 8138.52—dc22 [B] 2006029436 Cover photos: Courtesy of the Wisconsin Historical Society and iStockphoto Cover design: Jamison Cockerham Garland_Daughter_to press 10/20/06 3:43 PM Page iv iv To my wife Zulime Taft,who for more than twenty years has shared my toil and borne with my shortcomings, I dedicate this story of a household on the vanishing Middle Border, with an ever-deepening sense of her fortitude and serenity. Garland_Daughter_to press 10/20/06 3:43 PM Page v v Garland_Daughter_to press 10/20/06 3:43 PM Page vi vi ...