Bold Spirit

Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America by Linda Hunt...I read this book for book club.  What an incredible story...and how maddening.  I can't really go into why I say that...you will have to read it and find out.  But, this woman's journey was incredible.  She walked from Spokane, WA to New York City from May to December...wearing the clothes of the time...with her eldest daughter...they fought off tramps and highwaymen...they met tons of people and to my delight they passed through Atlantic, IA...a place I am VERY familiar with.  If you like stories about women with tenacity and spirit...if you like history, if you like history but can't read it because it is too dry...try this book...it was incredible...and it gets you thinking about how a woman like that would be received in today's world!  I highly recommend.  A side note...written by a local author!