Last chance to enter to win a library of books about mail-order brides and romance on the frontier.
The following is an advert placed in The New Plan newspaper in 1881: I am a widow of 59 years looking for a companion to travel down life’s path with me and make life worth living for; have blue eyes, brown hair, weight 210, height 5 feet; am Irish descent, a good housekeeper and have small income; I can make the right man happy with a good home. Interested in reading more classic advertisements for mail-order spouse? Read Hearts West: True Stories of Mail Order Brides on the Frontier and Object: Matrimony: The Risky Business of Mail-Order Matchmaking on the Frontier.
Drawing will be held on Friday, March 14. Good luck!
