A House Divided: One Family's Struggle to Survive at the Dawn of the 20th Century by Lela Atwood Peterson

The wide-open west beckoned with the promise of adventure and homesteading land. Herman left Vermont for Dakota. He married Alice in 1888. Years later, they left their homestead and poured work and tears into a milling business in Alexandria, Minnesota. But, they mow struggled against each other. Catastrophic events dogged them at every twist and turn, leaving no family members unscathed. Follow the lives of the Atwood's, as they worked to survive and thrive through the tumultuous early 1900s.

This is Peterson's third book from her research post-retirement about her Father's family, occurring in the early 1900s and tells the story of what happens when difficult situations threaten a family.

Paperback

230 Pages

ISBN: 173133379

About the author: Lela is a graduate of both Minot State University and the University of North Dakota. For many years she taught elementary school in North Dakota, Wisconsin, and Germany. In her retirement she has enjoyed writing family history and genealogical research. She resides in North Dakota and cares part time for her two grandchildren. In her spare time she enjoys traveling, gardening, reading, arts, and crafts. 

Image description: The cover has a grass field, with two gravel roads, trees and bushes, and a blue sky with some clouds. On the foreground, in the center of the cover there is a black and white photograph of a house. Above the photograph the title is printed, and underneath the picture the subtitle, and the author's name are printed.