Sunshine Always: The Courtship Letters of Alice Bower and Joseph Gossage of Dakota Territory - Edited by Paula M. Nelson

This story of correspondence between two young people falling in love while separated by the vast width of Dakota Territory offers a fascinating glimpse into courtship and the roles of men and women in the 1880s.

Hardcover
Black & White Images
280 pages
ISBN: 978-0-9749195-6-0

About the author: Paula M. Nelson is professor of history and chairperson of the Department of Social Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Platteville. Maxwell Van Nuys is Alice Bower Gossage's nephew and the family historian.

Image description: The cover illustration has a soft blue background with the title, subtitle, and editor's name printed at the top of the cover. Centered on the cover are layered images: handwritten letters, a portrait photograph of a mustached man in a suit, and a photograph of a woman in a long dark dress and a hat. The name of the person who compiled the book is printed at the bottom of the cover.