Nothing daunted : the unexpected education of two society girls in the West / Dorothy Wickenden.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781439176580
- ISBN: 1439176582
- ISBN: 9781439176597
- ISBN: 1439176590
- ISBN: 9781439176603
- ISBN: 1439176604
- Physical Description: xiv, 286 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: 1st Scribner hardcover ed.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Scribner, 2011.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "A captivating full-length book derived from a widely read and much beloved New Yorker piece about Wickenden's grandmother and her grandmother's best friend who left their affluent East Coast lives to "rough it" as teachers in the wilds of Colorado in 1916"--Provided by publisher. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-273) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Beginnings. -- Overland journey -- The girls from Auburn -- "A funny, scraggly place" -- "Refined, intelligent gentlewomen" -- Old World and New. -- Unfenced -- The grand tour -- Ferry's scheme -- Departure -- Hell Hill -- Working Girls. -- Turnips and tears -- The mad ladies of Strawberry Park -- Debut -- Reckonings. -- The cream of Routt County -- "Unarmed and defenseless" -- "The dark days are very few" -- Three-wire winter -- Commencement. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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East Grand Forks Campbell Library | 371.10092 WICKENDEN 2011 (Text) | 523884 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |