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Life of a woman pioneer : as illustrated in the life of Elsie Strawn Armstrong, 1789-1871 ... / by James Elder Armstrong ...
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Armstrong, James E. (James Elder), 1855- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Armstrong, Elsie Strawn, 1789-1871.
- Armstrong, Elsie Strawn.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Illinois.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- La Salle County (Ill.)--History.
- La Salle County (Ill.).
- Armstrong family.
- Illinois.
- Illinois--La Salle County.
- Genre:
- History
- Penn Provenance:
- Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel 7850)
- Cook, Leroy (inscription) (Schimmel 7850)
- Physical Description:
- [6], [9]-127 pages : frontispiece (portrait) plates ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago, Ill. : [John F. Higgins ptg. Co.], 1931.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. Her personal history taken from a volume of rhymes composed by her.
- pt. 2. Short accounts of important events in pioneer times in which her sons took an important part.
- Notes:
- Author's autograph presentation copy.
- "Authorities consulted": p. [6].
- Local Notes:
- Schimmel 7850: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel. Caroline F. Schimmel bookplate on front pastedown. Ink inscription on front free endleaf recto: Leroy Cook, 9805 Vanderbilt Ave Chicago. Ink inscription with author's autograph (different hand): Yours truly, J. E. Armstrong, October 2, 1931.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Armstrong, James E. (James Elder), 1855- Life of a woman pioneer.
- OCLC:
- 2653685
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