The newcomers quickly learned their way about and soon felt at home. The Homestead Act of 1862 provided them, as well as many other pioneers, with an opportunity to acquire land and establish family farms. To the land-hungry immigrants, the tough prairie sod seemed a golden opportunity and they conquered it by hard work.

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman, 1948, Volume 4: (ed. Best Books on, 1963) - ISBN: 9781623761257