Stanton Strawson was born in a log cabin and his wife Mary grew up in a sod house on the prairie in 1899 and 1900 respectively. They wrote a family history full of family stories, which range from pirates attacks to meeting Amelia Earhart. This version is lavishly illustrated with paintings by Dorothy Ross as well as family photos. Nicholas Esperseth-Ross updated the genealogical research with charts at the end of the book.