Status
Available
Publication
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2013), 304 pages
Description
Traces the steps of six women--author Fanny Trollope, actress Fanny Kemble, economist Harriet Martineau, homesteader Rebecca Burlend, traveler Isabella Bird ,and novelist Catherine Hubback--who came to America in the nineteenth century to start new lives.
Awards
Stanford Travel Book of the Year (Shortlist — 2014)
The Observer Book of the Year (History — 2013)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
304 p.; 6.09 inches
ISBN
0374298815 / 9780374298814
Local notes
travel