short stories of the 1940s

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From a dirt-floor homestead on the plains of Wyoming to welcoming world leaders into her home, Ellen Armstrong’s life traces an arc across the sweep of the twentieth century from humble to extraordinary.  

In Becoming Ellen, author Annie Sellman paints a vivid, heartfelt portrait of her mother’s early years in and around tiny Chadron, Nebraska during the 1930s and ‘40s—a time when the rhythms of country life shaped character, and family bound people through both hardship and joy. Encouraged by the fierce love and optimism of her mother, Dorothy, and the tender guidance of her step-father, Slim, young Ellen comes of age amid laughter, loss, and life on the wide-open prairie.  

Rich with colorful characters, unforgettable voices, and the texture of a bygone way of life, Becoming Ellen is a lyrical tribute to rural America—one where family means everything and hope endures. 

Meadowlark Communications in cooperation with Cowgirl Publishing