Grace Greenwood’s Colorado Letter on a Missouri Family
Grace Greenwood describes a Missouri family as poor and idle in a Colorado letter. She recalls a barefoot daughter returning from a rainy tramp and a humorous exchange about a live coal under foot, illustrating rural poverty and quick wit.
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