Western Women (Abridged, Annotated)

Western Women (Abridged, Annotated)

Author: Mary Osborne Douthit

Publisher:

Published: 2016-11-04

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13: 9781519042194

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"The purpose of this book is to record woman's part in working out the plan of our Western civilization; no other civilization, perhaps, bearing so conspicuously the imprint of her hand and her brain."So wrote Mary Douthit, herself a pioneer woman. She continued:"In patience, courage, and endurance, woman proved man's equal. In her ability to cope with strenuous conditions, she was again his recognized peer. In property rights woman enjoys far greater privileges here than in the older portions of our country. These Northwestern States are among the few in the nation that make the mother a legal custodian of her children, and entrust her with the property of minor heirs."Seldom will you find a book that brings so many personal stories of early western pioneers together in one volume.


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Download or read book Western Women (Abridged, Annotated) written by Mary Osborne Douthit and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this book is to record woman's part in working out the plan of our Western civilization; no other civilization, perhaps, bearing so conspicuously the imprint of her hand and her brain."So wrote Mary Douthit, herself a pioneer woman. She continued:"In patience, courage, and endurance, woman proved man's equal. In her ability to cope with strenuous conditions, she was again his recognized peer. In property rights woman enjoys far greater privileges here than in the older portions of our country. These Northwestern States are among the few in the nation that make the mother a legal custodian of her children, and entrust her with the property of minor heirs."Seldom will you find a book that brings so many personal stories of early western pioneers together in one volume.

Western Women (Abridged, Annotated)

Western Women (Abridged, Annotated)

Author: Mary Osborne Douthit

Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS

Published: 2016-11-04

Total Pages: 231

ISBN-13:

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"The purpose of this book is to record woman’s part in working out the plan of our Western civilization; no other civilization, perhaps, bearing so conspicuously the imprint of her hand and her brain." So wrote Mary Douthit, herself a pioneer woman. She continued: "In patience, courage, and endurance, woman proved man’s equal. In her ability to cope with strenuous conditions, she was again his recognized peer. In property rights woman enjoys far greater privileges here than in the older portions of our country. These Northwestern States are among the few in the nation that make the mother a legal custodian of her children, and entrust her with the property of minor heirs." Seldom will you find a book that brings so many personal stories of early western pioneers together in one volume. For less than you'd spend on gas going to the library, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.


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Download or read book Western Women (Abridged, Annotated) written by Mary Osborne Douthit and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on 2016-11-04 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this book is to record woman’s part in working out the plan of our Western civilization; no other civilization, perhaps, bearing so conspicuously the imprint of her hand and her brain." So wrote Mary Douthit, herself a pioneer woman. She continued: "In patience, courage, and endurance, woman proved man’s equal. In her ability to cope with strenuous conditions, she was again his recognized peer. In property rights woman enjoys far greater privileges here than in the older portions of our country. These Northwestern States are among the few in the nation that make the mother a legal custodian of her children, and entrust her with the property of minor heirs." Seldom will you find a book that brings so many personal stories of early western pioneers together in one volume. For less than you'd spend on gas going to the library, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.

Women's Work in the Civil War (Abridged, Annotated)

Women's Work in the Civil War (Abridged, Annotated)

Author: Brockett & Vaughn

Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS

Published: 2016-01-19

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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They were young, they were old, they were mothers, sisters, wives, widows, and neighbors. They were ladies of high social position, farmer's wives, and school teachers. Shells and bullets flew through the very tents and hospitals in which they worked. They worked with African-American soldiers, freed slaves, and rebel soldiers. They not only gave up their time and exhausted themselves serving others, many lost their lives to the same diseases that killed the soldiers for whom they were caring. They even fought as soldiers. They were the Union women of the American Civil War and their role in support of the cause was vastly broader and more essential than most people realize. Here are the stories of some of the prominent and the not-so-prominent. Clara Barton, Dorothea Dix, and Emily Parsons are only three of the many women profiled in this work written right after the Civil War. Without their leadership and tireless efforts, the outcome of the war would have been very different. For less than you'd spend on gas going to the library, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.


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Download or read book Women's Work in the Civil War (Abridged, Annotated) written by Brockett & Vaughn and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on 2016-01-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They were young, they were old, they were mothers, sisters, wives, widows, and neighbors. They were ladies of high social position, farmer's wives, and school teachers. Shells and bullets flew through the very tents and hospitals in which they worked. They worked with African-American soldiers, freed slaves, and rebel soldiers. They not only gave up their time and exhausted themselves serving others, many lost their lives to the same diseases that killed the soldiers for whom they were caring. They even fought as soldiers. They were the Union women of the American Civil War and their role in support of the cause was vastly broader and more essential than most people realize. Here are the stories of some of the prominent and the not-so-prominent. Clara Barton, Dorothea Dix, and Emily Parsons are only three of the many women profiled in this work written right after the Civil War. Without their leadership and tireless efforts, the outcome of the war would have been very different. For less than you'd spend on gas going to the library, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.

Glimpses of Fifty Years (Abridged, Annotated)

Glimpses of Fifty Years (Abridged, Annotated)

Author: Frances E. Willard

Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS

Published: 2016-01-17

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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"Woman, like man, should be freely permitted to do whatever she can do well." So said Frances E. Willard, who lived her life in the firm belief of this principle and who was instrumental in the passage of two amendments to the U.S. Constitution. A passionate advocate for women's rights, prohibition, and underprivileged people, she was devoted to making federal aid to education, free school lunches, unions, the eight-hour work day, work relief for the poor, municipal sanitation and boards of health, national transportation, anti-rape laws, and protections against child abuse a reality. This long-forgotten and out-of-print book is available for the first time for e-readers. In Willard's own words she describes her life as an educator, temperance reformer, and suffragist. She was an educator and later president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union She traveled extensively and even climbed the Great Pyramid in Egypt. Her sexual orientation is still debated today but she states in this volume: "The loves of women for each other grow more numerous each day and I have pondered much why these things were. That so little should be said about them surprises me, for they are everywhere... In these days when any capable and careful woman can honorably earn her own support, there is no village that has not its examples of 'two hearts in counsel,' both of which are feminine." She had many passionate attachments to other women and she discusses this in her book. Willard was the first woman whose statue was included in the Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol building. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.


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Download or read book Glimpses of Fifty Years (Abridged, Annotated) written by Frances E. Willard and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on 2016-01-17 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Woman, like man, should be freely permitted to do whatever she can do well." So said Frances E. Willard, who lived her life in the firm belief of this principle and who was instrumental in the passage of two amendments to the U.S. Constitution. A passionate advocate for women's rights, prohibition, and underprivileged people, she was devoted to making federal aid to education, free school lunches, unions, the eight-hour work day, work relief for the poor, municipal sanitation and boards of health, national transportation, anti-rape laws, and protections against child abuse a reality. This long-forgotten and out-of-print book is available for the first time for e-readers. In Willard's own words she describes her life as an educator, temperance reformer, and suffragist. She was an educator and later president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union She traveled extensively and even climbed the Great Pyramid in Egypt. Her sexual orientation is still debated today but she states in this volume: "The loves of women for each other grow more numerous each day and I have pondered much why these things were. That so little should be said about them surprises me, for they are everywhere... In these days when any capable and careful woman can honorably earn her own support, there is no village that has not its examples of 'two hearts in counsel,' both of which are feminine." She had many passionate attachments to other women and she discusses this in her book. Willard was the first woman whose statue was included in the Statuary Hall of the United States Capitol building. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.

A Girl and a Soldier (Abridged, Annotated)

A Girl and a Soldier (Abridged, Annotated)

Author: Emma Cassandra Reily Macon

Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS

Published: 2016-02-02

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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Only 13 years old when the American Civil War began, Emma Riely was to experience the destruction of the south by Union troops and meet her future husband, Confederate soldier Rueben Macon. Living near troops, Emma and her beautiful sister, Kate, found themselves in great demand. She has many sad and funny stories to tell and she set them down in this volume for her children and grandchildren. Her husband also shares his experiences during the war in Ewell's Division. For the first time, this long-out-of-print book is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.


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Download or read book A Girl and a Soldier (Abridged, Annotated) written by Emma Cassandra Reily Macon and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Only 13 years old when the American Civil War began, Emma Riely was to experience the destruction of the south by Union troops and meet her future husband, Confederate soldier Rueben Macon. Living near troops, Emma and her beautiful sister, Kate, found themselves in great demand. She has many sad and funny stories to tell and she set them down in this volume for her children and grandchildren. Her husband also shares his experiences during the war in Ewell's Division. For the first time, this long-out-of-print book is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a sample.

Active Footsteps (Abridged, Annotated)

Active Footsteps (Abridged, Annotated)

Author: Caroline Nichols Churchill

Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS

Published: 2015-07-19

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13:

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A woman way ahead of her time, she was an outspoken feminist, suffragist, and advocate for the rights of minorities. Writer and newspaper publisher, Caroline Nichols Churchill, never hesitated to say what she felt about an issue, no matter whose feathers it might ruffle. Today, Churchill is celebrated by western historians as a key figure in the western suffrage movement and a pioneer as a female journalist. This is the wide-ranging autobiography that she published in the early twentieth century. Wry, satirical, entertaining, and always opinionated, Caroline Churchill keeps you flipping pages from beginning to end. Every memoir of the American West provides us with another view of the movement that changed the country forever. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.


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Download or read book Active Footsteps (Abridged, Annotated) written by Caroline Nichols Churchill and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A woman way ahead of her time, she was an outspoken feminist, suffragist, and advocate for the rights of minorities. Writer and newspaper publisher, Caroline Nichols Churchill, never hesitated to say what she felt about an issue, no matter whose feathers it might ruffle. Today, Churchill is celebrated by western historians as a key figure in the western suffrage movement and a pioneer as a female journalist. This is the wide-ranging autobiography that she published in the early twentieth century. Wry, satirical, entertaining, and always opinionated, Caroline Churchill keeps you flipping pages from beginning to end. Every memoir of the American West provides us with another view of the movement that changed the country forever. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.

Accomplished: African-American Women in Victorian America (Abridged, Annotated)

Accomplished: African-American Women in Victorian America (Abridged, Annotated)

Author: Monroe A. Majors

Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS

Published: 2016-02-02

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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"A race, no less than a nation, is prosperous in proportion to the intelligence of its women." (M.A. Majors, 1893) Reconstruction after the Civil War was a fraught with overwhelming new challenges for millions of African Americans, not all of whom were recently-emancipated slaves. The next 100 years would see a struggle for American citizens to claim full citizenship and to end the reign of terror that accompanied emancipation. Yet flourishing in this cauldron of oppression were people who, despite being held down not only because of their race but also because of their sex, succeeded beyond what their birth circumstances would have predicted. They were businesswomen, teachers, doctors, lawyers poets, singers, agitators, scientists, and mathematicians. Dr. Monroe A. Majors wrote this volume in 1893 to let the world know that women of color were helping to lead the way to a new order. Some of the names you'll be familiar with, like Elizabeth Keckley and Sojourner Truth. But from Octavia Albert to Anna Zinga, Majors presents sketches of over 100 women of note whom most of America no longer remembers. The significance of Majors' contribution was not its breadth, detail, or prose but the very fact that he saw the importance of the accomplishments of these women for the future of America itself. We have his record and from this book, many single biographies could be researched and written about a fascinating group of women who succeeded against odds that most of us will never know. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a copy.


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Download or read book Accomplished: African-American Women in Victorian America (Abridged, Annotated) written by Monroe A. Majors and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on 2016-02-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A race, no less than a nation, is prosperous in proportion to the intelligence of its women." (M.A. Majors, 1893) Reconstruction after the Civil War was a fraught with overwhelming new challenges for millions of African Americans, not all of whom were recently-emancipated slaves. The next 100 years would see a struggle for American citizens to claim full citizenship and to end the reign of terror that accompanied emancipation. Yet flourishing in this cauldron of oppression were people who, despite being held down not only because of their race but also because of their sex, succeeded beyond what their birth circumstances would have predicted. They were businesswomen, teachers, doctors, lawyers poets, singers, agitators, scientists, and mathematicians. Dr. Monroe A. Majors wrote this volume in 1893 to let the world know that women of color were helping to lead the way to a new order. Some of the names you'll be familiar with, like Elizabeth Keckley and Sojourner Truth. But from Octavia Albert to Anna Zinga, Majors presents sketches of over 100 women of note whom most of America no longer remembers. The significance of Majors' contribution was not its breadth, detail, or prose but the very fact that he saw the importance of the accomplishments of these women for the future of America itself. We have his record and from this book, many single biographies could be researched and written about a fascinating group of women who succeeded against odds that most of us will never know. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE or download a copy.

A Life's Voyage (Abridged, Annotated)

A Life's Voyage (Abridged, Annotated)

Author: Ambrose Cowperthwaite Fulton

Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS

Published: 2016-05-19

Total Pages:

ISBN-13:

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In Ambrose Fulton’s ninety-two years, seventy of which he chronicled here, he lived enough for any ten men. A sailor, miller, real estate man, and Iowa pioneer, it seems the role he enjoyed the most was social commentator and historian. In that role he provides us with not only a look at pioneer Iowa but at the tumultuous years through which he lived, including the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution. He was well-read and well-traveled and he entertains as he takes you on his life's voyage. Every memoir of the American West provides us with another view of the movement that changed the country forever. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.


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Download or read book A Life's Voyage (Abridged, Annotated) written by Ambrose Cowperthwaite Fulton and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on 2016-05-19 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Ambrose Fulton’s ninety-two years, seventy of which he chronicled here, he lived enough for any ten men. A sailor, miller, real estate man, and Iowa pioneer, it seems the role he enjoyed the most was social commentator and historian. In that role he provides us with not only a look at pioneer Iowa but at the tumultuous years through which he lived, including the Civil War and the Industrial Revolution. He was well-read and well-traveled and he entertains as he takes you on his life's voyage. Every memoir of the American West provides us with another view of the movement that changed the country forever. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.

Women and Gender in the American West

Women and Gender in the American West

Author: Mary Ann Irwin

Publisher: UNM Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9780826335999

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The Joan Jensen-Darlis Miller Prize recognizes outstanding scholarship on gender and women's history in the West. The winning essays are collected here for the first time in one volume.


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Download or read book Women and Gender in the American West written by Mary Ann Irwin and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Joan Jensen-Darlis Miller Prize recognizes outstanding scholarship on gender and women's history in the West. The winning essays are collected here for the first time in one volume.

The Battle of Beecher Island (Abridged, Annotated)

The Battle of Beecher Island (Abridged, Annotated)

Author: General George "Sandy" Forsyth

Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS

Published:

Total Pages:

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One of the legendary figures of the frontier U.S. Army and the Indian Wars, Sandy Forsyth is unknown to most Americans. This volume contains his exciting account of the Battle of Beecher Island in September, 1868. Forsyth commanded a tiny force pinned down on a sand bar in the Republican River for nine days against hundreds of Cheyenne warriors led by Roman Nose. Forsyth was badly wounded but stayed in command as men and horses fell around him. Earlier in his career, he had been an aide-de-camp to Major-General Phil Sheridan during the Civil War. He rode with Sheridan on his famous nighttime ride from Winchester to avert catastrophe at the Battle of Cedar Creek. That story is here, as well as Forsyth's memory of his presence at the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. This is one of the most exciting and well-written memoirs of an officer who served in the Civil War and on the frontier. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers, tablets, and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.


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Download or read book The Battle of Beecher Island (Abridged, Annotated) written by General George "Sandy" Forsyth and published by BIG BYTE BOOKS. This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the legendary figures of the frontier U.S. Army and the Indian Wars, Sandy Forsyth is unknown to most Americans. This volume contains his exciting account of the Battle of Beecher Island in September, 1868. Forsyth commanded a tiny force pinned down on a sand bar in the Republican River for nine days against hundreds of Cheyenne warriors led by Roman Nose. Forsyth was badly wounded but stayed in command as men and horses fell around him. Earlier in his career, he had been an aide-de-camp to Major-General Phil Sheridan during the Civil War. He rode with Sheridan on his famous nighttime ride from Winchester to avert catastrophe at the Battle of Cedar Creek. That story is here, as well as Forsyth's memory of his presence at the surrender of Robert E. Lee to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. This is one of the most exciting and well-written memoirs of an officer who served in the Civil War and on the frontier. For the first time, this long out-of-print volume is available as an affordable, well-formatted book for e-readers, tablets, and smartphones. Be sure to LOOK INSIDE by clicking the cover above or download a sample.