I read the audio version of The Hired Man, narrated by Jesse Vilinsky who did a marvelous job. Many a fine book has been written about life in the Dust Bowl and Sandra Dallas's entry is right up there. The setting is a farm in Colorado in 1937. Martha Helen, a young teen, is in … Continue reading The Hired Man – Sandra Dallas (Audio Narrator – Jesse Vilinsky)
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Gilded Mountain- Kate Manning
Gilded Mountain is a masterpiece of historical fiction, bringing alive the very early labor movement in the United Staes even featuring a cameo appearance by Mother Jones. Sylvie Pelletier, child of French Canadien immigrants, travels with her mother and siblings from Vermont, to a company town in Colorado. Her father works for Padgett Fuel and … Continue reading Gilded Mountain- Kate Manning
They Called me Bookworm 