Prarieblomman

Subtitle: The Prairie Blossoms for an Immigrant's Daughter, 1889-1900 Butter in the Well Series, Book 2 Popular Kansas author Linda K. Hubalek continues the story of a Swedish immigrant family in Prärieblomman, the second book in the Butter in the Well series. Homesteading the Kansas prairie in 1869, Präirblomman features the diary of young Alma Swenson, as she grows up on the Kansas prairie that her parents homesteaded. Hubalek grew up in this same house, researching… (more)

Subtitle: The Prairie Blossoms for an Immigrant's Daughter, 1889-1900 Butter in the Well Series, Book 2 Popular Kansas author Linda K. Hubalek continues the story of a Swedish immigrant family in Prärieblomman, the second book in the Butter in the Well series. Homesteading the Kansas prairie in 1869, Präirblomman features the diary of young Alma Swenson, as she grows up on the Kansas prairie that her parents homesteaded. Hubalek grew up in this same house, researching the land and family that lived on the farm before her. Even though born on the same farm in two different centuries, Prärieblomman's main character, Alma Swenson Runneberg, and the author shared uncanny similarities while growing up in the Smoky Valley region of central Kansas. Both the third child of their families, they lived in the same house, played in the same yard and worked the same acres until each married and moved off the farm. This tender, touching diary continues the saga of Kajsa's family through her daughter, Alma,as she blossoms into a young woman. "Prärieblomman is a tender and touching diary...Hubalek has succeeded in blowing life into both Alma and the fascinating times she lived through. Hubalek's books give Swedish-Americans a perspective on the past..." - Anders Neumueller, Swedish Press, Vancouver, B.C. Canada "In the book Prarieblomman, Hubalek takes the reader on a journey to another time and place with this sequel to Butter in the Well. Swedish traditions are intertwined with tidbits from Kansas history in this unique historical diary." Andrea Glen, Editor of KANSAS! Magazine. "...new understanding of the link between our history and the people who, just like us, brought laughter and tears to the Kansas prairie. In Prärieblomman, we find a piece of our heritage." -Larry Hatteberg, Broadcast Journalist, KAKE-TV, Wichita KS