Title: Bold spirit : Helga Estby's forgotten walk across Victorian America /
Authors: Hunt, Linda, 1940-
Publisher: University of Idaho Press,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Estby, Clara, Travel United States.; Estby, Helga, Travel United States.; Walking United States History; Norwegian Americans Biography; Mothers and daughters United States Biography.; United States Description and travel.; United States Social life and customs
Abstract: In 1896, a Norwegian immigrant hamed Helga Estby dares to cross 3500 miles of the American continent to win a $10,000 wager. On foot. This is her story.
Contents: On Foot to New York -- Motherhood on a Minnesota Prairie -- The Crucible Years -- Surprises in Spokane Falls -- Frontier Vices and the Move to Mica Creek -- Financial Fears and a Family Death -- The Wager -- Undaunted by Rain, Sleet, and Snow -- Hot, Hungry, and Hopeful -- Night Terrors -- "New Women's" Actions and Old Victorian Attitudes -- An Electrifying Presidential Election -- Earning Their Own Way -- A Rush to the Finish -- The Impossible Happens -- Heartbreak at the Mica Creek Homestead -- Homeward Bound -- Lost and Found -- A Reflection on the Silencing of Family Stories.