Carrie Ingalls: The Forgotten Sister
Carrie Ingalls The Forgotten Sister
While her sister, Laura, chronicles their life on the frontier, Carrie Ingalls charts her own path. This is the story of the forgotten sister, a fragile child who grows into a resilient woman of the American West.
Faced with the hardships of pioneer life, Carrie becomes an independent journalist, newspaper editor, and landowner. She quietly influences the future of fellow homesteaders and shows that strength can take many forms.
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About Carrie Ingalls
Carrie Ingalls endured hardships and starvation during the winter of 1800. But in the true pioneer spirit, she continued to thrive and became a leader in the frontier newspaper world.
Excerpt from the book
The First Train
One evening, as they were getting ready to stop for the night, the unfamiliar sound of a loud whistle pierced the air. Ma told the girls that it was a train whistle. From their wagon, the children saw a train for the first time. They watched as it sped across the tracks.
Laura later wrote, “We were all silent, watching till the train was out of sight. Pa said we were living in a great age. He said a train could travel farther in one day than a covered wagon in a week. Pa spoke of railroads someday conquering the Great American Desert.”
