Title: Going over east
Subtitle: reflections of a woman rancher
Description: Linda Hasselstrom is a poet, essayist and working ranch woman. She works a South Dakota ranch home-steaded by her Swedish forebears. She structures her narration around the opening and closing of gates as she goes "over east" en route to the summer pasture. With each stop, she makes a nostalgic foray into the past, discusses the routine demands of their cow-calf operation and celebrates the wildlife or the silent dignity of deserted homesteads.
Subjects: Biography, American Authors, Homes and haunts, Ranch life, Ranchers, Natural history, South dakota, West (u.s.), biography, Women, united states, biography
Places: South Dakota
People: Linda M. Hasselstrom
Time periods: 20th century