Project Gutenberg 2009-04-21 Public domain in the USA. 110 Stewart, Elinore Pruitt 1878 Letters on an Elk Hunt Reading ease score: 89.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by D Alexander, Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Letters on an Elk Hunt" by Elinore Pruitt Stewart is a collection of personal letters written in the early 20th century, capturing the experiences of a woman homesteader in Wyoming. The narrative conveys the journey and reflections of the author as she embarks on an elk hunting adventure, exploring themes of resilience, companionship, and the struggle of pioneer life in the American West. The letters provide a vivid portrayal of frontier life and the interactions with various characters, presenting an authentic glimpse into the past. The opening of the work introduces Elinore's correspondence with a friend named Mrs. Coney. It begins with her delight in simple pleasures and her observations about the people she meets, like a dish-washer named Connie, who is characterized by her selflessness and dedication to family despite her hardships. This section underlines Elinore's engaging voice as she shares stories of her encounters with other homesteaders and sets the stage for her adventurous trip to hunt elk, hinting at both the excitement and challenges that will unfold. Through her letters, Elinore not only chronicles her journey of physical exploration but also recounts the emotional landscapes of those she meets along the way. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Stewart, Elinore Pruitt, 1878- Frontier and pioneer life -- Wyoming Elk hunting -- Wyoming Pioneers -- Wyoming -- Biography Wyoming -- Biography F721 Text Animals-Wild-Trapping Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Browsing: Travel & Geography 194625 194600 2024-11-12T10:14:44.607107 2023-09-12T12:47:31.586609 text/html text/html 198540 2021-01-04T23:44:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 102394 2021-01-04T23:44:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 178382 2024-11-12T10:14:50.306130 application/epub+zip 178354 2024-11-12T10:14:46.576139 application/epub+zip 145028 2024-11-12T10:14:45.340129 application/epub+zip 311337 2024-11-12T10:14:53.225121 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 282819 2024-11-12T10:14:49.529088 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212298 2022-09-13T09:59:32.229268 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 169798 169695 2024-11-12T10:14:44.078133 2023-09-12T12:47:31.176624 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 169596 2021-01-04T23:44:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 66120 2021-01-04T23:44:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 169592 2021-01-04T23:44:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 66101 2021-01-04T23:44:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22823 2024-11-12T10:14:53.353121 application/rdf+xml 11885 2024-11-12T10:14:45.886116 image/jpeg 3302 2024-11-12T10:14:45.612104 image/jpeg 167029 2024-11-12T10:14:44.627148 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog