{"product_id":"a-lantern-in-her-hand-9780803259225","title":"A Lantern in Her Hand","description":"First published in 1928, \u003ci\u003eA Lantern in Her Hand\u003c\/i\u003e has outlasted literary fashions to touch generations of readers. In this classic story of a pioneer woman, Bess Streeter Aldrich modeled protagonist Abbie Deal on her own mother, who in 1854 had traveled by covered wagon to the Midwest. In \u003ci\u003eA Lantern in Her Hand\u003c\/i\u003e, Abbie accompanies her family to the soon-to-be-state of Nebraska. There, in 1865, she marries and settles into her own sod house. The novel describes Abbie's years of child-raising, of making a frontier home able to withstand every adversity. A Disciplined writer knowledgeable about true stories of pioneer days in Nebraska, Bess Streeter Aldrich conveys the strength of everyday things, the surprise of familiar faces, and the look of the unspoiled landscape during different seasons. Refusing to be broken by hard experience, Abbie sets a joyful example for her family--and for her readers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4224\"\u003eBess Streeter Aldrich\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Nebraska Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/01\/1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 4.98w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780803259225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0803259220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC004000\"\u003eClassics\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Bison Books edition includes Bess Streeter Aldrich's own story of how she came to write \u003ci\u003eA Lantern in Her Hand\u003c\/i\u003e. Among the other Aldrich books reprinted by the University of Nebraska Press is \u003ci\u003eA White Bird Flying\u003c\/i\u003e (first published in 1931), the sequel to \u003ci\u003eA Lantern in Her Hand\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42679885168877,"sku":"9780803259225","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_0f24ef68-7b2d-4ff5-8ea7-527d0edf4ade.jpg?v=1649688073","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/a-lantern-in-her-hand-9780803259225","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}