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A woman of the century : Frances Minerva Nunnery (1898-1997) : her story in her own memorable voice as told to Cecil Dawkins / edited by Cecil Dawkins ; with a foreword by Max Evans.
LIBRA CT275.N7866 A3 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Nunnery, Frances Minerva, 1898-1997.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nunnery, Frances Minerva, 1898-1997.
- Nunnery, Frances Minerva.
- Women ranchers--New Mexico--Biography.
- Women ranchers.
- Ranch life--New Mexico.
- Ranch life.
- New Mexico.
- New Mexico--Biography.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 151 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- The story of a woman who made her life in New Mexico--a determined, ingenious entrepreneur whose career and personality defy every stereotype about women.
- Contents:
- 1 My Early Days 9
- 2 My First Paying Job 26
- 3 I Head West 32
- 4 A Runaway Wife 40
- 5 I Land in the Duke's City 46
- 6 Parker Kidnaps Anita 50
- 7 Into the Rooming-House Business 53
- 8 I Marry My Second Husband 60
- 9 I Realize My Big Ambition 63
- 10 Running Two Ranches 73
- 11 Whiskey-Making and the Bishop's Visit 78
- 12 Getting Along with the Neighbors 82
- 13 Winters Alone 91
- 14 Cowboys and Cattle Drives 94
- 15 Single Again 97
- 16 Adventures Trucking 100
- 17 I Build a Roadhouse 106
- 18 Adventures of a Deputy Sheriff 114
- 19 Turkey Farming 120
- 20 I Try Real Estate 122
- 21 In Taos with Doughbelly Price 124
- 22 Taos People and How I Stretched the City Limits 129
- 23 My Circle Expands 137
- 24 I Build on South Santa Fe Highway 143.
- ISBN:
- 0826328512
- OCLC:
- 49711763
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