TEXT: most families on the frontier were born , raised , lived , and died within walking distance of the family 's original homestead . yes , some people did have solar putt-putts that could travel across the bumpy terrain of the rough trails that connected communities together . but , most people disdained these putt-putts as frivolous pretensions foisted on them by uppity city folk . if they wanted to travel to another community , they 'd
walk