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Eight women, two Model Ts, and the American West / Joanne Wilke.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wilke, Joanne.
- Series:
- Women in the West.
- Women in the West
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Young women--Travel--West (U.S.)--History--20th century.
- Young women.
- Young women--West (U.S.)--Biography.
- Women adventurers--West (U.S.)--Biography.
- Women adventurers.
- Women--Iowa--Biography.
- Women.
- Ford Model T automobile.
- Automobile travel--West (U.S.)--History--20th century.
- Automobile travel.
- West (U.S.)--Description and travel.
- West (U.S.).
- West (U.S.)--History, Local.
- Torgrim, Marie Hjelle--Correspondence.
- Torgrim, Marie Hjelle.
- Wilke, Joanne--Family.
- Wilke, Joanne.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (189 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Tells the story of a group of farm girls who met while attending Iowa's Teacher's College and who shared a ""yen to see some things."" A blend of oral and written history, adventure, memoir, and just plain heartfelt living, this book presents a story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
- Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. A Beginning; 2. From Iowa; 3. We on the Pigmy Road; 4. Echoes on My Ribs; 5. From the Cliffs; 6. Mountain Vistas; 7. Galloping Bare-Breasted; 8. A Heap of Living
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-281-09241-X
- 9786611092412
- 0-8032-0997-5
- OCLC:
- 476101960
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