My friends we think our life is hard now, think if we had to live in 1881. Their constant struggle for survival lasted from sunup to sundown, lacking our modern conveniences they leaned on each other for strength and endurance and they prayed that someone would hear them in their hour of need. It wa...
This is written as the diary of a pioneer woman, Sarah Prine, traveling with her family through the Arizona Territory from 1881 to 1901. I admit I didn't get far in. Diary format is pretty tricky. It can come across as rather thin and depends on a strong voice. As you can tell from the very title, t...
"Taking up marriage is a good excuse for taking up cursing, I think."Amen, sister.Oh my goodny, I am so glad I read this book. I actually read it over a span of a little less than a month, which is quite unusual for me. Don't take that as an indication that I found it boring, because that couldn't...
"These Is My Words" is a beautiful and tragic account of the life and times of a young woman and her family living in the American Southwest in the late 1800s.Sarah Prine is seventeen years old when she starts writing her journal as she and her family join a small wagon train from their current home...
In a short piece at the end of the edition I read, Nancy Turner explains that Sarah Agnes Prine was her great-grandmother, and that the book was inspired by the real-life tales she heard of her as a child. The simple diary format of the book gives insight into Sarah’s thoughts and conveys the feel o...
In a short piece at the end of the edition I read, Nancy Turner explains that Sarah Agnes Prine was her great-grandmother, and that the book was inspired by the real-life tales she heard of her as a child. The simple diary format of the book gives insight into Sarah’s thoughts and conveys the feel o...
These is my words by Nancy E. Turner is the "Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901 Arizona Territories. The blurb on this book reads " The classic adventure of one courageous woman's life struggles in the Arizona Territories in the late nineteenth century, A moving exciting and heartfelt American s...
I thoroughly enjoyed These Is My Words. The book transports you back in time to the rugged Arizona Territory and envelops you in a realistic life story of Sarah Prine. All the many Westerns I grew up watching played in my head while reading this book and it was a nice escape. The relationship betwee...
OK, so I started reading this book because my mom had recommended it, and we alwaysalways agree on books. The first couple of chapters were a struggle for me--a bit dry and somewhat "pioneer-y." But I stuck with it, since Mom was so sure I'd like it. WHEW! I think I finished the whole thing in two d...
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