We Sagebrush Folks Kindle Edition

Expensive book! We bought it for historical interest, since we live in this area. The first one we ordered at half the price ended up not being available.

Loved this book- We were drawn in from the start and enjoyed every scrambled moment- It ended...and leaves me longing for more-

Saving as a backup when traveling

I enjoyed every page of Annie Pike Greenwood's book. Her intelligence, wit, adaptability and good humor made me wish her book wasn't published in 1934. I would call her for advice. people do 't change!

If you want to know about farming in the early part of the 20th Century, this is the book to read. The author didn't hold any punches when she wrote about her life on the last frontier of southern Idaho.Warning: The details can be disturbing and it's not a book for children. Life was brutal and unfair. The author wrote about unspeakable things happening to people -- things I wouldn't want my children to read; but the gist of the story was to present a realistic depiction of farm life. Farmers and their families worked hard and were often forced to sell their crops for less than cost. They often went hungry, without decent clothes or shoes. Crops were lost to disease and rabbits. Children were drowned in the canals built to irrigate the deserts of Idaho. The farmers were looked down on because of their appearance (such as ragged clothing, sunburned skin and hands scared by hard work).Don't get me wrong, it's not all about disasters and misery, there are heartwarming stories, too. Annie Pike Greenwood overcame her former superior attitude (having come from a well-to-do, well educated family) and learned to love her home, the farming community, her family and her students. She loved teaching and was so successful that the town and school were named after her.I learned about, "We Sagebrush Folks," from a PBS special about the schoolhouse where she taught. The school still stands (although in bad shape but with the hope of being restored). The Greenwood School can be seen on the north side of I-84 in Greenwood, Idaho, near the 194 mile marker between Twin Falls and Burley.I've always dreamed of living on a farm and earning a living farming. This book made me glad I never tried to fulfill that dream.Although the book is out of print, the kindle version can be downloaded from Amazon. Google, "We Sagebrush Folks" and you can find the PBS videos. It's poignant and fascinating. I recommend the book highly.