Ken Reyher
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
In pioneer times, early death was much more common than it is today. For women it usually involved multiple childbirths and a life of extreme hardship. For men it was often associated with the dangers of work at the outer edges of civilization. Then, there were the many afflictions that could take a child's life at a very tender age. Ken Reyher examines this sensitive subject offering an alternate glimpse of pioneer life.
Author
Pub. Date
c2009
Description
Death and dying are topics often avoided in today s polite society; yet, with the extreme hardships of living, generally followed by all-too-often early deaths, dying became an integral part of the lives of Colorado pioneers and death was accepted and acknowledged with fortitude and dignified resignation.