![]() ![]() Their new home is a bit of a shock-it’s a town still under construction in the middle of the wilderness, where the residents live in tents and share a community outhouse. To make a fresh start, Terpsichore’s father signs up for President Roosevelt’s Palmer Colony project, uprooting them from Wisconsin to become pioneers in Alaska. It’s 1934, and times are tough for their family. ![]() The plucky Terpsichore can’t wait to follow in Laura Ingalls Wilder’s footsteps … now she just has to convince her mom. This pioneering story is based on actual events, and introduces readers to a little-known chapter of American history when one of FDR’s New Deal programs created a colony in Alaska for 200 families, providing them with land and loans, so they could become self-sufficient farmers during the Great Depression. A book for the young and young at heart, “Sweet Home Alaska,” is an engrossing historical novel that explores family bonds, the pioneer spirit, cooperation, and the meaning of home. Carol Estby Dagg, shown right, is back on San Juan Island with a new book and program to be hosted by the San Juan Island Library and Griffin Bay Bookstore on Wednesday, Aug. ![]()
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