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Eight women, two Model Ts, and the American West / Joanne Wilke.

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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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