This is the book by Margaret Hill McCarter is a little love story of the prairies is dedicated to all who believe that the defense of the helpless is heroism; that the protection of the home is splendid achievement; and, that the storm, and stress, and patient endurance of the day will bring us at last to the peace of the purple twilight.

Source: The Price of the Prairie,A Story of Kansas by Margaret Hill McCarter. Available at Project Gutenberg