Short Essay on 'Bold Spirit' by Linda Lawrence Hunt
One fo of the most interesting books I’ve read lately that I recently read is 'Bold Spirit' by Linda Lawrence Hunt. It is the true story of Helga Estby’s 1896 walk across an America, from Eastern Washington to New York City. In order to win a $10,000 prize to and save the family farm. Accompanied by her teenage daughter Clara, the two sets out with only $5 dollars each and walked 3500 miles on foot in Victorian clothes. Despite a lot the very bad weather and dangerous encounters along the way. Helga and her daughter did arrive safely, but, unfortunately, they weren’t ever able to collect their prize money. Worse than that, tho, Helga’s family afterwards r was so embarrassed about by her walk that they burned her diary, her notes & and newspaper clippings. Her story only came to light recently, because a daughter-in-law had secretly saved and the album of clippings from the fire.
'Bold Spirit' by Linda Lawrence Hunt is one of the most interesting books that I recently read. It is a true story of Helga Estby’s 1896 walk across America, from Eastern Washington to New York City, in order to win a $10,000 prize and save the family farm. Accompanied by her teenage daughter Clara, the two set out with only $5 dollars each and walked 3500 miles on foot in Victorian clothes. Despite the very bad weather and dangerous encounters along the way, Helga and her daughter arrived safely, but, unfortunately, they weren’t able to collect the prize money. Worse than that, Helga’s family afterwards was so embarrassed by her walk that they burned her diary, her notes and newspaper clippings. Her story only came to light recently, because a daughter-in-law had secretly saved the album of clippings from the …
