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Burning the breeze : three generations of women in the American West / Lisa Hendrickson ; afterword by James E. Pepper.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Schimmel Collection Schimmel 8245
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hendrickson, Lisa, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Businesswomen--West (U.S.).
- Businesswomen.
- Women-owned business enterprises--West (U.S.).
- Women-owned business enterprises.
- Dude ranches--West (U.S.).
- Dude ranches.
- Tourist camps, hostels, etc--West (U.S.).
- Tourist camps, hostels, etc.
- West United States.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 353 pages : illustrations, maps, genealogical table ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2021]
- Summary:
- The story of Julia Bennett, Luly Martin, and Elizabeth Nave Martin, three generations of entreprenurial women who, having begun their journey by fleeing Missouri during the Civil War, flouted gender expectations to create and successfully run guest ranches in Montana and Arizona, including Diamond J Ranch.
- Contents:
- The perilous journey
- A woman's place
- Selling the West.
- Notes:
- "Bison Books."
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 329-335) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Schimmel 8245: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel.
- ISBN:
- 9781496227928
- 1496227921
- OCLC:
- 1243039591
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