When Mary Elizabeth Shellabarger -- known throughout her life as Bess -- passed away, she left three battered old suitcases filled with journals, photographs, and documents for her grandniece Alice. A note on top of the contents of one of the suitcases declared, "Alice Elizabeth Selch will write my memoirs." So, like any faithful grandniece, Alice did as instructed. The result is Three Scuffed Suitcases, a fascinating portrait of an indomitable pioneer...