Anna Clift Smith was an artist, writer, illustrator, carpenter, and a feminist who lived alone in a small cottage on Lake Erie. The book includes a facsimile of Smith’s original diary as well as a biographical essay and photographs and illustrations of the area. The choices for design, type, size, paper, and binding are all sensitive to the original diary and reflective of the author’s humble, independent, and pioneering spirit. Many people collaborated harmoniously on the project, which celebrates the strength and joy of women.