Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers
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Growing up can be hard enough, but when you are a teenage girl on the western frontier every day is a lesson in survival. From being held captive by a Native American tribe (like Olive Ann Oatman), to mastering the dangerous business of wrangling cattle (like Edith Jane Bass), Amazing Girls of Arizona captures the remarkable lives of eleven real American girls (all seventeen years old or younger) who were pioneers of their time.
Meet Laurette Lovell, born in 1869 with a severe leg deformity, who at age thirteen started on her path to be a renowned pottery artist and painter. Edith Bass, born in 1896, began wrangling mules before the age of nine, leading pack strings up and down the dangerous paths into the Grand Canyon. These two young women, and nine others, are profiled alongside historic photographs. Today's readers will enjoy these stories of real girls who conquered the frontiers of Arizona in their own style.
Meet Laurette Lovell, born in 1869 with a severe leg deformity, who at age thirteen started on her path to be a renowned pottery artist and painter. Edith Bass, born in 1896, began wrangling mules before the age of nine, leading pack strings up and down the dangerous paths into the Grand Canyon. These two young women, and nine others, are profiled alongside historic photographs. Today's readers will enjoy these stories of real girls who conquered the frontiers of Arizona in their own style.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:076274135X
ISBN13:9780762741359
Release Date:November 2007
Publisher:Two Dot Books
Length:200 Pages
Weight:0.56 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.8" x 8.4"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
These are some of the best short stories I've read. I thank the author for breathing new life into these stories. I grew up in Arizona and never would have heared many of these tales without this important work. I have bought several copies as gifts to everyone's delight.
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