Excerpt from Under the Kerosene Lamp: Being the Prairie Pioneer's Primer Not to be considered biographi cal. That class of literature is reserved for the great, and those who think they are great. Gl When the personal appears it is to help bring to the reader long gone days and experiences of his or her own; since so many things pertaining to early life on the prairie were com mon to all of us. Q The beaten path, has been avoided wherever possible to make a detour. While some details would fit daily lives in several western states, the aim has been to make this a Nebraska book. 01 It is hoped that the illustrations will add to its value as a souvenir, or an entertainer for sister's beau. Actual photographs direct from the negatives, surely increase the cost of production. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.