"A faithful and unvarnished Record of a Settler s Life" is how Isabel Randall described her letters when they were first published in 1887. Many foreign travelers published accounts of their visits to the American West, but Randall was one of the few European women to write about the western experience from the inside.
In 1884 Randall and her husband settled on a ranch in Montana hoping to make their fortune in the livestock boom. Randall s letters home to England describe the practical affairs of daily life, rural social interactions, and the natural world around her. Her letters are...
"A faithful and unvarnished Record of a Settler s Life" is how Isabel Randall described her letters when they were first published in 1887. Many fo...
"A faithful and unvarnished Record of a Settler s Life" is how Isabel Randall described her letters when they were first published in 1887. Many foreign travelers published accounts of their visits to the American West, but Randall was one of the few European women to write about the western experience from the inside.
In 1884 Randall and her husband settled on a ranch in Montana hoping to make their fortune in the livestock boom. Randall s letters home to England describe the practical affairs of daily life, rural social interactions, and the natural world around her. Her letters are...
"A faithful and unvarnished Record of a Settler s Life" is how Isabel Randall described her letters when they were first published in 1887. Many fo...
