Bold spirit
Subtitle: Helga Estby's forgotten walk across Victorian America
By: Linda Lawrence Hunt ; foreword by Sue Armitage.
Publisher: University of Idaho Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Moscow, Idaho
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Estby, Helga, b. 1860 -- Travel -- United States.; Estby, Clara, b. 1876 -- Travel -- United States.; Walking -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Norwegian Americans -- Biography.; Mothers and daughters -- United States -- Biography.; United States -- Description and travel.; United States -- Social life and customs -- 1865-1918.
Genres: Biography.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-298) and index.