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Hendrickson, Lisa

 
9781496227928: Burning the Breeze: Three Generations of Women in the American West
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ISBN 10 : 1496227921 ISBN 13 : 9781496227928
Editeur : University of Nebraska Press, 2021

Synopsis

WILLA Literary Award Finalist in Creative Nonfiction
Finalist, Evans Handcart Award

In the middle of the Great Depression, Montana native Julia Bennett arrived in New York City with no money and an audacious business plan: to identify and visit easterners who could afford to spend their summers at her brand new dude ranch near Ennis, Montana. Julia, a big-game hunter whom friends described as "a clever shot with both rifle and shotgun," flouted gender conventions to build guest ranches in Montana and Arizona that attracted world-renowned entertainers and artists.

Bennett's entrepreneurship, however, was not a new family development. During the Civil War, her widowed grandmother and her seven-year-old daughter--Bennett's mother--set out from Missouri on a ten-month journey with little more than a yoke of oxen, a covered wagon, and the clothes on their backs. They faced countless heartbreaks and obstacles as they struggled to build a new life in the Montana Territory.

Burning the Breeze is the story of three generations of women and their intrepid efforts to succeed in the American West. Excerpts from diaries, letters, and scrapbooks, along with rare family photos, help bring their vibrant personalities to life.

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À propos de l'auteur

Lisa Hendrickson is the owner of Lisa Hendrickson Communications and a former corporate and nonprofit public relations director. She has written or edited five books, including Indiana at 200: A Celebration of the Hoosier State and Kiritsis and Me: Enduring 63 Hours at Gunpoint.

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Éditeur
University of Nebraska Press
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1496227921
ISBN 13 
9781496227928
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
376
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