President 1907 was the high water mark of the western boom. the last real chance for entrepreneurs and pioneers to capture 160 acres of free land. Homesteading was one of those singular inventions that proved a triumphant successone that gave families of modest means a genuine opportunity to share in the American dream. Among the tens of thousands who surged west to take part in this great enterprise was a family of Bohemian emigrantsthe Svihovecs. They are particularly intriguing because seven brothers homesteaded side by side. While it was not unusual for family groups to homestead near each other. the uniqueness of seven brothers doing so was unprecedented in homesteading history.
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