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Available
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Description
Stories and information gathered from personal interviews and research in journals, diaries, logs, letters, newspapers and books.
Publication
Bonanza Pub (1988), Edition: First Edition, 179 pages
Pages
179
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ISBN
0945134053 / 9780945134053
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
179 p.; 8.5 inches
User reviews
LibraryThing member Sheila1957
One-page vignettes of women who moved to the Pacific Northwest from the East. Each story is told in the woman voice.
I enjoyed hearing the woman's voices. Some were harrowing. Some funny. Some sad. I especially liked "Unrelenting Woman" which told of a woman searching the west for the husband that
The women were strong and the men often did not cross them. They were cowgirls, saloon owners, farmer's wives, hotel owners, and store owners. Many did better than their husbands who often went to the California gold fields and returned to find their wives prosperous. I liked hearing the personal stories and the history we know so little about.
I enjoyed hearing the woman's voices. Some were harrowing. Some funny. Some sad. I especially liked "Unrelenting Woman" which told of a woman searching the west for the husband that
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abandoned her and their children only to find him and discover he wasn't worthy of her. I also enjoyed "Nightcap" where a woman is thinking one thing and the men mean something else. The women were strong and the men often did not cross them. They were cowgirls, saloon owners, farmer's wives, hotel owners, and store owners. Many did better than their husbands who often went to the California gold fields and returned to find their wives prosperous. I liked hearing the personal stories and the history we know so little about.
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LCC
HQ1438.W45 S74