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The Resource Nothing daunted : the unexpected education of two society girls in the West, Dorothy Wickenden

Nothing daunted : the unexpected education of two society girls in the West, Dorothy Wickenden

Label
Nothing daunted : the unexpected education of two society girls in the West
Title
Nothing daunted
Title remainder
the unexpected education of two society girls in the West
Statement of responsibility
Dorothy Wickenden
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
  • "A captivating book about Dorothy Wickenden's grandmother, who left her affluent East Coast life to "rough it" as a teacher in Colorado in 1916"-- Provided by publisher
  • "A captivating full-length book derived from a widely read and much beloved New Yorker piece about Wickenden's grandmother and her grandmother's best friend who left their affluent East Coast lives to "rough it" as teachers in the wilds of Colorado in 1916"-- Provided by publisher
Biography type
collective biography
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Wickenden, Dorothy
Dewey number
  • 371.10092/2
  • B
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
LA2315.C59
LC item number
W53 2011
Literary form
non fiction
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Woodruff, Dorothy
  • Underwood, Rosamond
  • Teachers
  • Education
Label
Nothing daunted : the unexpected education of two society girls in the West, Dorothy Wickenden
Instantiates
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Beginnings. -- Overland journey -- The girls from Auburn -- "A funny, scraggly place" -- "Refined, intelligent gentlewomen" -- Old World and New. -- Unfenced -- The grand tour -- Ferry's scheme -- Departure -- Hell Hill -- Working Girls. -- Turnips and tears -- The mad ladies of Strawberry Park -- Debut -- Reckonings. -- The cream of Routt County -- "Unarmed and defenseless" -- "The dark days are very few" -- Three-wire winter -- Commencement
Control code
ocn687664078
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xiv, 286 pages
Isbn
9781439176580
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2011008949
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
Label
Nothing daunted : the unexpected education of two society girls in the West, Dorothy Wickenden
Publication
Note
Includes index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Beginnings. -- Overland journey -- The girls from Auburn -- "A funny, scraggly place" -- "Refined, intelligent gentlewomen" -- Old World and New. -- Unfenced -- The grand tour -- Ferry's scheme -- Departure -- Hell Hill -- Working Girls. -- Turnips and tears -- The mad ladies of Strawberry Park -- Debut -- Reckonings. -- The cream of Routt County -- "Unarmed and defenseless" -- "The dark days are very few" -- Three-wire winter -- Commencement
Control code
ocn687664078
Dimensions
24 cm.
Extent
xiv, 286 pages
Isbn
9781439176580
Isbn Type
(hardback)
Lccn
2011008949
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations

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