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Book SynopsisRachel Bella Calof defies the nostalgia of the cheerful oLittle House on the PrairieO homestead; her story is instead one of real families handling daily stresses, competing needs, and interpersonal accommodations.
Trade ReviewI came upon Laura Ingalls Wilder's prairie stories as an adult, while reading them to my son. I was as captivated by Rachel Calof's autobiography Jewish Homesteader on the Northern Plains . . . which I read in one sitting, mesmerized by a Jewish pioneer spirit as strong and as compelling as that of her Christian counterpart. . . . This beautifully written testament is a reminder that we have much to bless, every day, for a world with washing machines and sewage systems and separate rooms to put mothers-in-law.Fall 2009
-- C. Devora (Viva) Hammer * Hadassah-Brandeis Institute, Brandeis University *
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Introduction: The Development of Jewish Farm Settlements in the Heartland and North Dakota
My Story—A Life Worth Living by Rachel Bella Calof
Epilogue by Jacob Calof
Rachel Calof's Life as Collective History by Elizabeth Jameson
Index
