Description
ThiscolorfulhistoryofpioneerlifeinArizonashedslightonthe experiencesofthehomesteaderfamilieswhofoundedtheKansas Settlement.
In1909,fifteenfamilieslefttheirhomesinKansastoclaimhomesteadsa thousandmilesawayinaremoteregionoftheArizonaTerritory.Inthis beautifulbutunforgivingnewhome,theywouldrealizetheirdreamof owningtheirownland.TheynamedtheirnewcommunityKansas Settlement.
Thosewhoperseveredmetthechallenges,raisedtheirfamilies,and prospered.Theirdeterminationwasinspiringandleftalegacyofcourage.
InOneHundredSixtyAcresofDirt,authorMarshaArzbergertellsthe talesoftheseremarkablepeople farmers,cowboys,pioneerwomen,and schoolmarms drawnfrompersonaljournalsandfamilyscrapbooks.
AdescendentofoneoftheoriginalKansasSettlementfamilies,Arzberger vividlyrecountstheirjourneyWest,aswellastheirdealingswithrustlers, droughts,Apaches,andstrayinghusbands.Thiscarefullyresearched accountcapturesthedailylives,joys,andtragediesofArizona’sKansas Settlement.