Windows to the Past: Early Settlers in Jackson Hole

by Bonnie Kreps

"Explores the lives, hardships, and successes of ten families that homesteaded in Jackson Hole, Wyoming during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Drawn from primary source material for local history including oral histories, family histories, and other local records"

241 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Wendy · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author writes about ten families who homesteaded in Jackson Hale in what is now the Grand Teton National Forest. Living in an area with only two to three growing months, acres of sagebrush and rocks to clear every year before planting and sleeping on top of the haystack in below zero temperatures to keep the elk from eating their cattle's feed for the winter, makes one wonder why they chose to do this. If you have ever been to this area, you will realize that it is one of the most beautiful places on earth. One cannot help but to admire the the determination of these families who worked to carve out a good life for their families.