Six weeks later she married the 41 year old widower. In 1909, Elinore went to work for Clyde Stewart, at his isolated ranch in Denver. Later she moved with her daughter, Jerrine, to Denver, where she found work as a cook. Elinore worked at a hospital in Burnt Fork but in her spare time wrote articles for the Kansas City Star. He was killed in an accident and despite having a young child, she trained to become a nurse. The three youngest were taken to live with their grandmother whereas Elinore and the five older children went to work for the local railroad company.Įlinore eventually married a man much older than her. She now had the task of raising her eight younger brothers and sisters. Her schooling came to an end when her teacher was lynched by a group of local men. She spent most of her childhood in Oklahoma (Indian Territory). In this audiobook, Kate Fleming, a gifted, award-winning, narrator, gives a marvelous performance, taking us back to Burnt Fork and a very rich slice of America's past.Įlinore Pruitt Stewart was born at Fort Smith, Arkansas, in 1876. The letters she wrote to her former employer over several years are packed with delightful stories and fascinating observations about her new life. Subsequently she filed her own claim and married the rancher. In 1909, she took a job working for a rancher near Burnt Fork, Wyoming. After losing her husband, Elinore Pruitt washed clothes in Denver to support herself and her daughter.
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