Tomboy Bride 50th Anniversary Edition

Author : Harriet Fish Backus
Publisher : West Winds Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 151326205X

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Tomboy Bride, 50th Anniversary Edition by Harriet Fish Backus Pdf

A Colorado favorite, Tomboy Bride presents the first-hand account of a young pioneer woman and her life in a rough and tumble mining town of the Old West. In 1906 at the age of twenty, Harriet Fish hopped on a train from Oakland, California, to the San Juan Mountains of Colorado in search of a new life as the bride of assayer George Backus. Together, the couple ventured forth to discover mining town life at the turn of the twentieth century, adjusting to dizzying elevation heights of 11,500 feet and all the hardships that come with it: limited water, rationed food supplies, lack of medical care, difficulty in travel, avalanches, and many more. As she and George move from Telluride's Tomboy Mine to the rugged coast of British Columbia, to the town of Elk City, Idaho, and then back to Colorado's Leadville, Harriet paints a poignant picture of a world centered around mining, sharing amusing and often challenging experiences as a woman of the era. With a new foreword by award-winning author Pam Houston, this 50th anniversary edition also includes previously unpublished black and white photographs documenting Harriet's journey. Tomboy Bride endures as a classic of the region to this day as it captures in heart-felt emotion and vivid detail the personal account of Harriet Backus, a true pioneer of the West.

Author : Harriet Fish Backus
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
Page : 243 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781513262079

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Tomboy Bride, 50th Anniversary Edition by Harriet Fish Backus Pdf

A Colorado favorite, Tomboy Bride presents the first-hand account of a young pioneer woman and her life in a rough and tumble mining town of the Old West. In 1906 at the age of twenty, Harriet Fish hopped on a train from Oakland, California, to the San Juan Mountains of Colorado in search of a new life as the bride of assayer George Backus. Together, the couple ventured forth to discover mining town life at the turn of the twentieth century, adjusting to dizzying elevation heights of 11,500 feet and all the hardships that come with it: limited water, rationed food supplies, lack of medical care, difficulty in travel, avalanches, and many more. As she and George move from Telluride’s Tomboy Mine to the rugged coast of British Columbia, to the town of Elk City, Idaho, and then back to Colorado’s Leadville, Harriet paints a poignant picture of a world centered around mining, sharing amusing and often challenging experiences as a woman of the era. With a new foreword by award-winning author Pam Houston, this 50th anniversary edition also includes previously unpublished black and white photographs documenting Harriet's journey. Tomboy Bride endures as a classic of the region to this day as it captures in heart-felt emotion and vivid detail the personal account of Harriet Backus, a true pioneer of the West.

Author : Harriet Fish Backus
Publisher : Pruett Publishing
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0871085127

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Tomboy Bride by Harriet Fish Backus Pdf

A woman's personal account of life in mining camps of the West.

Author : Leanna Wilson
Publisher : Harlequin Treasury-Silhouette Romance 90s
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1998-04-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 037319305X

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His Tomboy Bride by Leanna Wilson Pdf

His Tomboy Bride by Leanna Wilson released on Apr 24, 1998 is available now for purchase.

Author : Duane A. Smith
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015060812362

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A Visit with the Tomboy Bride by Duane A. Smith Pdf

Harriet Fish Backus provided us with fascinating glimpses into an era long gone in her classic book "Tomboy Bride." In "A Visit With the Tomboy Bride" the well-known Colorado historian Duane Smith gives us a further look into her adventurous life at the Tomboy Mine, high above Telluride, Colorado. Harriet wrote to Duane after he reviewed her book in 1970, starting a correspondence that continued until her death. The result was a potpourri of Harriet Backus' life and those of some of her friends at the Tomboy Mine. Smith's book is an exciting trip into a wonderful vista of times gone by, a story of an amazing woman, and the tale of an adventuresome life above timberline in the rugged San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado.

Author : Elizabeth Barbour,Telluride Historical Museum
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0738548502

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Telluride by Elizabeth Barbour,Telluride Historical Museum Pdf

Looks at the history of the southwestern Colorado town located in the San Juan Mountains.

Author : Martin Hall,Rebecca Stefoff
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2006-03-03
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780195157734

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Great Zimbabwe by Martin Hall,Rebecca Stefoff Pdf

Describes the country of Zimbabwe.

Author : Ananya Chakravarti
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199093601

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THE EMPIRE OF APOSTLES by Ananya Chakravarti Pdf

The Portuguese encounter with the peoples of South Asia and Brazil set foundational precedents for European imperialism. Jesuit missionaries were key participants in both regions. As they sought to reconcile three commitments—to local missionary spaces, to a universal Church, and to the global Portuguese empire—the Jesuits forged a religious vision of empire. Ananya Chakravarti explores both indigenous and European experiences to show how these missionaries learned to negotiate everything with the diverse peoples they encountered and that nothing could simply be imposed. Yet Jesuits repeatedly wrote home in language celebrating triumphal impositions of European ideas and practices upon indigenous people. In the process, while empire was built through distinctly ambiguous interactions, Europeans came to imagine themselves in imperial moulds. In this dynamic, in which the difficult lessons of empire came to be learned and forgotten repeatedly, Chakravarti demonstrates an enduring and overlooked characteristic of European imperialism.

Author : Carmen Lopez
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-31
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1795493038

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Life After Dubai by Carmen Lopez Pdf

How would you feel if after escaping from the 'golden cage of Dubai', you didn't know where home was, anymore?'Life after Dubai' is a funny and touching memoir about a twenty-something girl who pushed by the desire of living an international experience away from home, together with the unfortunate news of her father passing, decided to move to the lavish and futuristic city of Dubai, after being offered a dream job as a Flight Attendant for one of the world's best airlines. But the hidden reality of this glamorous lifestyle was, that it wasn't so glamorous after all. After eight years of non-stop travelling in conjunction with the downsides of living in a Muslim country, Carmen was forced to put an end to this so-called glamorous lifestyle. But what she didn't know was that the strict Shariah rules, the jet lag and her feelings of loneliness, were not the most challenging things that she would have to overcome, as the real nightmare was yet to begin.In this story, the author takes you on an incredible journey where you will be able to find out throughout the eyes of a western girl what it's really like living inside the 'golden cage of Dubai' and how travelling and living a luxury lifestyle, will not necessarily lead you to happiness. In this book, you will also find useful information about the non-recognized and not understood phenomenon of why expatriates returning home can suffer from reverse culture shock, and how to fight this traveler's new syndrome, according to the author's own experience.

Author : Virginia Cornell
Publisher : Ivy Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0804109567

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Doc Susie by Virginia Cornell Pdf

The bestselling true story of a woman doctor at the turn of the century and her triumph over prejudice, poverty, and even her own illness. When she arrived in Colorado in 1907, Dr. Susan Anderson had a broken heart and a bad case of tuberculosis. But she stayed to heal the sick, tend to the dying, fight the exploitative railway management, and live a colorful, rewarding life.

Author : Carolyn P. Edwards,Beatrice Blyth Whiting
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2004-01-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0803248091

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Ngecha by Carolyn P. Edwards,Beatrice Blyth Whiting Pdf

Ngecha is the monumental and intimate study of modernization and nationalization in rural Africa in the early years following Kenyan independence in 1963, as experienced by the people of Ngecha, a village outside Nairobi. From 1968 to 1973 Ngecha was a research site of the Child Development Research Unit, a team that brought together Kenyan and non-Kenyan social scientists under the leadership of John Whiting and Beatrice Blyth Whiting. The study documents how families adapted to changing opportunities and conditions as their former colony became a modern nation, and the key role that women played as agents of change as they became small-scale cash-crop farmers and entrepreneurs. Mothers modified the culture of their parents to meet the evolving national economy, and they participated in the shift from an agrarian to a wage economy in ways that transformed their workloads and perceptions of isolation and individualism within and between households, thereby challenging traditional family-based morals and obligations. Their children, in turn, experienced evolving educational practices and achievement expectations. The elders faced new situations as well as new modes of treatment. Completing this valuable record of a nation in transition are the long-term reassessments of the observations and conclusions of the research team, and a description of Ngecha today as viewed by Kenyans who participated in the original study.

Author : William Walden
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Comedy
ISBN : 0573616833

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Tomboy Wonder by William Walden Pdf

Author : Charles R. Eisendrath
Publisher : Charles R Eisendrath
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 194399594X

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Downstream from Here by Charles R. Eisendrath Pdf

Former TIME investigative reporter writes of witnessed assassination, a disruptive Invention, fundraising as fly fishing and a tree named Elsie in a cherry orchard in Michigan.

Author : Sumi Kinoshita
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781460214503

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SHIKATAGANAI: It Can't Be Helped by Sumi Kinoshita Pdf

Sumi narete tochi owarete sokai suru. (Expelled, chased out from the land we lived comfortably) Rokunin no ashi kata nokoshi sokai suru (Evacuation, six small kid’s foot prints left behind.) Sutsu kaisu sageta kodomo wa ureshi garu (Carrying suitcases, kids were so excited) Shin pai wa doko e yukuno ka kane mo nai shi. (No money, destination not known, so worried.) Jinsei no ayumi tsuka reta, shiroi hata (Tired, exhausted of this journey, defeated with white flag) Shikataganai: It Can’t Be Helped traces one Japanese-Canadian family’s experience of evacuation and internment during World War II. By recounting personal stories of racial discrimination relating to these events, Sumi Kinoshita tells the story of her parents’ struggle to cope while raising a family in the British Columbia interior during the war. These struggles continued during the difficult resettling period following the war, as her parents were faced with the twin realities of having their property confiscated and their livelihood disrupted. Including first-hand accounts from other members of the Morisawa family, Shikataganai: It Can’t Be Helped weaves a compelling story of tragedy, of loss, of retaining a sense of humour, and ultimately, of finding hope in the face of life’s challenges.

Author : Rajendra Prasad
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : East Indians
ISBN : 0473114569

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Tears in Paradise by Rajendra Prasad Pdf

Revised Edition. TEARS IN PARADISE, extensively researched and eloquently written, is the history of our forefathers who were brought under the infamous indentured labour system to Fiji by the British Colonial authorities from 1879 to 1916. The saga of these young, mostly illiterate, simple rural folks, lured by false promises of an ever-elusive 'Paradise', needs to be read and remembered. The author has done a remarkable task of compiling the story of this Indian Diaspora, people defenceless under an alien and systematically inhumane system, yet preserving their culture while creating the wealth and beauty of the land they made their home.