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My Face to the Wind: The Diary of Sarah Jane Price, a Prairie Teacher

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In the late 1870s many young teachers traveled West to earn money and make a new life for themselves. However, the schools were inadequate at best. Some returned home, unable to endure the hardships of prairie life, but others were more committed. Jim Murphy's Sarah Jane Price stayed, braving the rough conditions of the West and the daily tasks that ensued.

Audience
childrensyoung adultmiddle grade
Length
short · 182 pages

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