How Homesteaders Survived Six-Month Winters Without Electricity

Old American Ways

It is August on the Nebraska frontier. 1887. The harvest is coming in faster than any family can eat it. Corn. Potatoes. Turnips. Carrots. Cabbages. Beans. Peaches. Apples. And winter is four months away. The nearest grocery store is 50 miles away. The temperature will drop to 30 below zero. Nothi