Bess Streeter Aldrich’s A Lantern in Her Hand presents its protagonist, Abbie Deal, with as broad a sweep as the North American prairie she lives in. The book tells Abbie’s story from coming west as a child in a covered wagon in 1854 to holding great-grandchildren in the 1920s, and all her plans, hardships, hopes, setbacks and delights in between. The novel was chosen for One Book, One Nebraska in 2009. It was not free online in the US then, but in 19 days it can be. #PublicDomainDayCountdown