Description
Undaunted is the first full biography of Waerenskjold all over her Texas years, a life story that shows much about Texas, especially within the Norwegian colonies, from 1847 until near the end of the century. Additionally, it tells the story of a strong and independent thinker who championed women’s rights, was once pro-Union and against slavery (despite the fact that her husband was once within the Confederate army and was once therefore murdered in Reconstruction-era violence), and left an intriguing body of writing about life at the edges of Texas settlement.
Charles Russell’s vivid account of Waerenskjold describes not only her influence among her countrymen but additionally her own life, which was once a saga of considerable drama itself. It offers a clear and entertaining window onto immigrant life in Texas and the issues that shaped women’s lives and elicited their talents in an in advance century.