Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America by Linda Lawrence Hunt Paperback Book

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Rent Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America

Author: Linda Lawrence Hunt

Format: Quality Paperback

Publisher: Anchor Books

Published: Jan 2005

Genre: Biography & Autobiography - Travelers

Retail Price: $16.95

Pages: 336

Synopsis

In 1896, a Norwegian immigrant and mother of eight children named Helga Estby was behind on taxes and the mortgage when she learned that a mysterious sponsor would pay $10,000 to a woman who walked across America.
Hoping to win the wager and save her family's farm, Helga and her teenaged daughter Clara, armed with little more than a compass, red-pepper spray, a revolver, and Clara's curling iron, set out on foot from Eastern Washington. Their route would pass through 14 states, but they were not allowed

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