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Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America
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Linda Lawrence Hunt
In 1896, a Norwegian immigrant named Helga Estby and her teenage daughter, Clara, set out to walk from Spokane to New York in order to win a $10,000 bet, hoping to save her family's home from foreclosure. Armed with pistols, five dollars each, and equal parts determination and desperation, they set out on May 5, and supported their journey with ...
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