For anyone who has wondered what it was like to live on the prairies of the United States in the early 1900s, here is your answer. This is not just a memoir, but a history. Phyllis Mitchell was born in Nebraska in 1921 and grew up on prairie farms where her parents were sharecroppers. Phyllis and her five siblings worked alongside her parents, as the family lived off the land without electricity or plumbing. Despite dealing with The Great Depression, The Dust Bowl, locusts, floods, illnesses, accidents, and even a frightening tornado, they all managed to not just exist but thrive. Phyllis's...