Synopsis
Filled with humer, action and traditional family fun, HOMESTEAD KID is the true heartwarming story of a young girl named Cherie. She grows up on a Homestead north of Fairbanks in the heart of Alaska's vast frontier. This book protrays the numerous pioneering hardship of survival in the midst of Alaskan extremes. Her family learns to adapt to "bush" surroundings in spite of coming from the city. Her stories will move you back in time as she freshly describes the accounts of Homestead life during the Tran-Alaska Pipeline days!
From "Cheechako" to "Sourdough," the Carlson family from Minnesota learns to build log structures; clean outhouses; nurture gardens; and fight the cold, fires, mosquitoes, and wild animals! Through it all, the Carlson family grows in number from seven children to nine (of which five are adopted) and learns to love their home(stead) and Alaska.
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About the Author
Cherie Carlson Curtis is #6 in a family of 20 children of which 5 are natural-born and 15 are adopted. She grew up in the Alaskan interier on a Homestead in the early Pipeline days. She has been writing and sketching as long as she can remember and loves to portray her love for God's Creation. She currently resides in Casper, Wyoming with her husband and two daughters. Her parents still live in Alaska and three children remain at home.
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Homestead Kid
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Morris Publishing (edition First Edition), 1999
ISBN 10: 0971051704
ISBN 13: 9780971051706
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Morris Publishing June 1999, 1999
ISBN 10: 0971051704
ISBN 13: 9780971051706
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