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OverviewA simple poster was all it took to change the lives of a German immigrant and his family, sending them over 800 miles away from their home in Lockport, Illinois. In 1910, O.R. Winkler, an iron foundry worker, chanced upon a glowing advertisement for fertile farmland and ended up purchasing a half-section in southwest Kansas, the driest and least populated part of the state. Taking a leap of faith, he and his wife and sons loaded their belongings into a boxcar and traveled to Gray County where they began farming land that had never been plowed. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Carol Kotsch , Curtis BeckerPublisher: Curtis Becker Imprint: Curtis Becker Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.340kg ISBN: 9780578559421ISBN 10: 0578559420 Pages: 230 Publication Date: 23 August 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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