IdaHer Labor of Love Author:Carol Crawford McManus Ida: Her Labor of Love is the expanded biography of a Colorado pioneer woman's struggles and joys while raising a large family. In the late 1800's, men rushed to Colorado looking for gold and riches. The families they brought along found themselves in a wilderness with only a few rough mining towns. Here is the compelling story, as told... more » by her grand daughter, of Ida Herwick's tribulations and joys as she struggles -- while living in sod huts, tents, and sometimes, if she was lucky, a real log house -- to keep her large family alive and healthy.« less