The smart brother

My brother—the smart one in the family—has a book out, Almost Pioneers. Basically he found a diary written by a Wyoming homesteader in the early 20th century named Laura Gibson Smith and he edited it and published it with tons of footnotes explaining what things were like back then and stuff that someone like me has no clue about and someone with a Ph.D. in American history does. It's an intriguing read, and I'm enjoying it. I think Oengus would like it since he lives out in one o' them big states way out there.

Here's the description from the back: A wonderful peek into the lives of a couple who tried the wide open West as homesteaders and a wry look back at their ineptitude amid the pioneer bravado of the era.