A Daughter of the Land

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Kate Bates is another Gene Stratton-Porter unsung hero in the traditionof Elnora Comstock, of A Girl of the Limberlost, and Freckles and Laddie, of booksof the same name. As the youngest child, and female, in a large prosperous farmfamily, she has been designated as her mother's helper in old age. Kate finds thisunfair since all of the brothers have been given land and the older sisters sent toteacher training. With the help of a nephew and sister-in-law, she defies herparents, becomes a teacher, leaves home. Her real ambition, however, is to own andcultivate a large farm. After rejecting the easy path to her dream, she suffersthrough a bad marriage but ultimately acquires her land and achieveshappiness.