Moving to Wyoming brought her to a land that was much less inhabited than where she had previously lived. With such a bright and giving spirit, those around her must truly have been blessed. What a talent! How pleased must have been those people to whom she wrote letters! I can only imagine what a pleasure it must have been to know her. Not only does she find humor in many things, she is also able to convey humor through her writing.
The best part is that she is quite the humorist. I couldn't wait to see what Elinore and her gang might be upt to next. At only 112 pages it is certainly a page-turner. If you've never read this type of book or if you just think you might not be interested, I would still encourage you to broaden your reading horizons and read this little gem. Over the course of the letters on learns bits and pieces about her life.a few secrets even. She moved from Denver to Wyoming, near the Bad Land hills.This book is a collection of letters which she wrote to a dear friend and former employer in Denver. On a whim she contacted a man who was advertising for a housekeeper. After her husband died, leaving her with a young infant, she decided to head west and see as much of the world as possible.After a bout of flu she was advised that she should travel out to Wyoming as she was supposed to fare better there. What a delightful book! Elinore Pruitt Rupert Stewart was a prolific writer of letters. Stewart’s letters are an engaging, charming, and candid glimpse into life on a working ranch and the unique challenges faced by a woman with a young child in the harsh American West. Her letters to her friend back in Denver show her resilience and tenacity as she staked her own homestead claim and tirelessly faced the endless chores and challenges of making a living in the unforgiving frontier. Stewart was resourceful and industrious and after working for a time in Denver, she traveled to Wyoming to work for Henry Clyde Stewart as a housekeeper on his homestead. She married her first husband in 1902 and was widowed in 1906 while pregnant. Born Elinore Pruitt in 1876 in Chickasaw Nation territory in modern day Oklahoma, her birth father died when she was very young and her mother and step-father both died when Stewart was a teenager, leaving her in charge of her younger siblings at age 18.
First published in 1914, Stewart’s work is a collection of 26 letters written by Stewart from 1909 to 1914 which follow her adventures in Wyoming.
“Letters of a Woman Homesteader” is the fascinating true tale of life on the American frontier by Elinore Pruitt Stewart.
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