| Title | : | Race for the Prairie |
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| Rating | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1949062007 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781949062007 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 144 |
| Publication | : | First published January 1, 1956 |
That’s what everyone said it would be–the greatest race in history! “Come September 16, 1893, we’ll see the biggest hoss race in the world,” folks said. “Nearly six-and-a-half million acres of land for settlement. Why, that’s as big as the whole state of Vermont. Far and away bigger than the state of Massachusetts. It’s even bigger than Connecticut, Delaware, and Rhode Island put together! Come September 16, we’ll see the last great run for cheap land. The last frontier!
Becky and her family leave their farmland in the Ozarks to join nearly 100,000 people in a race for homesteads during the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893. With a fast horse named Sprinter, Becky’s family hopes to get some of the best land, but unexpected events threaten their dreams. Interesting characters, an exciting plot, and feel-good messages all come together in this wonderful historical fiction book.
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Becky and her family leave their farmland in the Ozarks to join nearly 100,000 people in a race for homesteads during the Cherokee Strip Land Run of 1893. With a fast horse named Sprinter, Becky’s family hopes to get some of the best land, but unexpected events threaten their dreams. Interesting characters, an exciting plot, and feel-good messages all come together in this wonderful historical fiction book.
The Mission of The Good and the Beautiful Library
-To bring back wholesome, high-quality books that were previously hard or impossible to find
-To offer new, uplifting literature and clean-language versions of worthy classics
-Give parents a place to buy books that are always clean, uplifting, and of the highest value
Race for the Prairie Reviews
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Our family read this aloud in conjunction with our American history this year. We learned a lot about the Oklahoma Land Rushes in the 1880’s and 1890’s through it. It was filled with wholesome messages about honesty, integrity, bravery, and overcoming adversity. It doesn’t touch anything the prior displacement of the Native Americans except to say they sold the land (historically accurate but not the whole story), so we supplemented with some backstory. Overall, the kids enjoyed it.
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Read with the girls for school. I think I liked it more than they did.
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This was a great story for kids about the Land Run of 1893.
