Stories of pioneer life on the Iowa prairie
By: by Dwight G. McCarty
Contributors: Bliven, Bruce, 1889-1977; Buchan, Don; Martin, J. L.
Publisher: Emmetsburg Pub. Co.
Published: 1973
Place of publication: Emmetsburg, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 165
Subjects: Frontier and pioneer life; Local History; History; Biography
Notes: Includes indexes.
Table of contents: title: The pioneer trek over the Iowa prairie  -- by Dwight G. McCarty; title: The soldiers precede the settlers  -- by W.D. Powers; title: Mahan's half-way house  -- from McCarty's "History of Palo Alto County, Iowa"; title: Pioneer housekeeping on the prairie  -- by Mrs. J.B. Walker; title: The log cabin with the secret room  -- by Dwight G. McCarty; title: Early tools and utensils  -- by Dwight G. McCarty; title: The horse rustlers and thieves' hideouts  -- by Norman D. Anthony, Don Buchan and Dwight G. McCarty; title: An old letter tells of early days in county  -- Anonymous; title: The box social for relief  -- by Don Buchan; title: The Indian battles and depredations  -- by Dwight G. McCarty; title: The early settlement of Lost Island and Highland Townships  -- from the diary of Lyman T. Barringer, by Mrs. Gilson Riecke; title: The hazards of prairie storms  -- by Mrs. W.R. Schroeder; title: An interview about the Duhn pioneer family  -- by Don Buchan; title: The Elocution Society  -- by Don Buchan; title: The Hovey's [sic] in Highland Township  -- by W.P. Hovey; title: Our early county seats  -- by Dwight G. McCarty; title: The "Old Town" of Emmetsburg  -- by Dwight G. McCarty; title: The long lost Martin history has been found  -- by J.L. Martin; title: Between the old town and the new  -- by Dwight G. McCarty; title: A new town emerges  -- by Dwight G. McCarty; title: A lass from Scotland came to town in 1882  -- by Mrs. W.B. Young; title: A vanished landmark  -- by Dwight G. McCarty; title: A Virginian views our county  -- by Walter Middleton; title: The battles of the railroads  -- by Dwight G. McCarty; title: Short stories of pioneer life : Tom Monk story, That little game, Story from the Pilot, Great Oak Township School, A good showing for Blairgowrie, John Nolan story, McGovern's predicament, Doctor's night out, Growing up with Emmetsburg, Early road making, Mirages, Jack Gibson's letters, Jim Green  -- by Dwight G. McCarty; title: Threshing day  -- by Bruce Bliven; title: Harvesting ice -- by Dwight G. McCarty.