Musings on family history, regional history, book reviews, and miscellaneous observations and comments by a genealogist and librarian living near the Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Sod Houses on the Great Plains
Rounds, Glen. Sod Houses on the Great Plains. New York: Holiday House, 1995.
A very brief look at the sod house that was often the first home for many pioneer families on the frontier of the Great Plains. The author has included some useful information, but the illustrations are not captivating and the ending seemed a bit abrupt. Still, this book has some value in showing a child whose ancestor may have lived in such a house what the home would have been like.
This is part of the Friday series on children's literature and genealogy.
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