An Improbable Pioneer: The Letters of Edith S. Holden Healy 1911-1950
"It's invaluable. We now have a complete history of that time period,"said Cheryl Reichelt, executive director of the Washakie Museum and Cultural Center."When you read it you know what it looked like, it's just that good. It's our history and it's very well written and those letters are amazing." -Casper Star-Tribune,October 27, 2013"What happens when a 30-something East Coast socialite musician in the early 1900s marries a sheep rancher from Wyoming? A lot of letters home about life on the range ... These letters are a delightful glimpse into the daily life of a woman who fearlessly traded a life of relative comfort to join the man she loved in the middle of a vast wilderness ... The accompanying photographs and commentary from Cathy Healy (Edith's granddaughter) make this book a delightful read ... This is a window into history that readers should look through. " - WREN Magazine, by Sara Diane DoyleHooked! Edith Holden Healy's letters about her life in Wyoming from the early 20th century to 1950 draw one in like a trout tugged to the shore of a crisp Wyoming stream.  These engaging, lively, and thoroughly enjoyable letters were written chiefly to Edith's mother in the early years of her marriage.  She moves on to other correspondents as her life changes, illustrating her maturation and self-confidence... they show how a genteel easterner engages and accepts the tough and dusty West... Delightful!- Point West Magazine, Buffalo Bill Center of the West, by Karling Clymer Abernathy