Going over east

Description:

Linda Hasselstrom is a poet, essayist and working ranch woman. She works a South Dakota ranch home-steaded by her Swedish forebears. She structures her narration around the opening and closing of gates as she goes "over east" en route to the summer pasture. With each stop, she makes a nostalgic foray into the past, discusses the routine demands of their cow-calf operation and celebrates the wildlife or the silent dignity of deserted homesteads.

subjects: Biography,  American Authors,  Homes and haunts,  Ranch life,  Ranchers,  Natural history,  South dakota,  West (u.s.), biography,  Women, united states, biography

People: Linda M. Hasselstrom

Places: South Dakota

Times: 20th century