Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America [Lingua Inglese] - Brossura

Hunt, Linda Lawrence

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ISBN 10: 1400079934 ISBN 13: 9781400079933

Casa editrice: Anchor, 2005

Riassunto

Describes the exploits and adventures of Helga Estby, who, in 1896, walked across America, from Washington to New York, with her teenage daughter Clara in an effort to save her family's farm. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“Surprising, inspiring. . . . Hunt skillfully brings this story alive.” —The Seattle Times

"Allows us to follow Helga Estby not only across the physical landscape of 1896 America . . . but across the country's social, political, economic, and cultural landscape as well. . . . Fascinating." --Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith, authors of Pioneer Women: The Lives of Women on the Frontier

“A heroic ‘forgotten first’ . . . a new women’s history classic has emerged.” —Foreword Magazine
“A thoughtful discussion of the social and psychological factors that often silence family stories. . . . Fortunately [Hunt] has broken the silence of Helga’s story to embolden the spirits of future generations.” --Bloomsbury Review

L'autore:

Linda Lawrence Hunt, an associate professor of English at Whitworth College in Spokane, Washington, now directs the Krista Foundation for Global Citizenship with her husband, Jim. An engaging speaker and freelance writer, she has published articles in regional and national publications, and has traveled throughout America and Norway. Hunt is the author of Bold Spirit, Pilgrimage through Loss, In the Long Run, and many more.

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• Editore: Anchor
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1400079934
• ISBN 13: 9781400079933
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 336