Isbn: 9781597145886 - writing themselves into history: emily and matilda bancroft in journals and letters (29 risultati)

Hardback. Condizione: Good. A window into the world of nineteenth-century California, from two women who experienced it firsthand.In the early years of California?s statehood, Emily Brist Ketchum Bancroft (1834?1869) and Matilda Coley Griffing Bancroft (1848?1910) had front-row seats to the unfolding of the Golden State?s history. The first and second wives of historian extraordinaire Hubert Howe Bancroft, these two women were deeply engaged members of society and perceptive chroniclers of their times, and they left behind extensive records of their lives and work. Writing Themselves into History offers a rich immersion in nineteenth-century California, detailing Emily?s and Matilda?s experiences with public life, motherhood, and business against the backdrop of San Francisco?s high society and the state?s growth amidst the tumult of the American Civil War. The book also highlights Matilda?s significant involvement in Hubert Howe?s trailblazing research on the history of the American West?including her work collecting oral histories from women members of the LDS Church?and her evocative descriptions of travels throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.Kim Bancroft?s commentary offers historical context and points up Emily?s and Matilda?s keen insights, and she pays special attention to the two women?s complex and nuanced portraits of gender, race, and class in the nineteenth-century West. This book is a valuable resource for American West and women?s studies scholars, and for anyone with an interest in California?s first decades as a state.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. A window into the world of nineteenth-century California, from two women who experienced it firsthand.In the early years of California?s statehood, Emily Brist Ketchum Bancroft (1834?1869) and Matilda Coley Griffing Bancroft (1848?1910) had front-row seats to the unfolding of the Golden State?s history. The first and second wives of historian extraordinaire Hubert Howe Bancroft, these two women were deeply engaged members of society and perceptive chroniclers of their times, and they left behind extensive records of their lives and work. Writing Themselves into History offers a rich immersion in nineteenth-century California, detailing Emily?s and Matilda?s experiences with public life, motherhood, and business against the backdrop of San Francisco?s high society and the state?s growth amidst the tumult of the American Civil War. The book also highlights Matilda?s significant involvement in Hubert Howe?s trailblazing research on the history of the American West?including her work collecting oral histories from women members of the LDS Church?and her evocative descriptions of travels throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.Kim Bancroft?s commentary offers historical context and points up Emily?s and Matilda?s keen insights, and she pays special attention to the two women?s complex and nuanced portraits of gender, race, and class in the nineteenth-century West. This book is a valuable resource for American West and women?s studies scholars, and for anyone with an interest in California?s first decades as a state.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A window into the world of nineteenth-century California, from two women who experienced it firsthand.In the early years of California's statehood, Emily Brist Ketchum Bancroft (18341869) and Matilda Coley Griffing Bancroft (18481910) had front-row seats to the unfolding of the Golden State's history. The first and second wives of historian extraordinaire Hubert Howe Bancroft, these two women were deeply engaged members of society and perceptive chroniclers of their times, and they left behind extensive records of their lives and work. Writing Themselves into History offers a rich immersion in nineteenth-century California, detailing Emily's and Matilda's experiences with public life, motherhood, and business against the backdrop of San Francisco's high society and the state's growth amidst the tumult of the American Civil War. The book also highlights Matilda's significant involvement in Hubert Howe's trailblazing research on the history of the American West-including her work collecting oral histories from women members of the LDS Church-and her evocative descriptions of travels throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.Kim Bancroft's commentary offers historical context and points up Emily's and Matilda's keen insights, and she pays special attention to the two women's complex and nuanced portraits of gender, race, and class in the nineteenth-century West. This book is a valuable resource for American West and women's studies scholars, and for anyone with an interest in California's first decades as a state. "An exploration of the lives of Emily Bancroft and Matilda Bancroft, and what their experiences reveal about life in the nineteenth-century American West"-- Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardback. Condizione: New. A window into the world of nineteenth-century California, from two women who experienced it firsthand.In the early years of California's statehood, Emily Brist Ketchum Bancroft (1834-1869) and Matilda Coley Griffing Bancroft (1848-1910) had front-row seats to the unfolding of the Golden State's history. The first and second wives of historian extraordinaire Hubert Howe Bancroft, these two women were deeply engaged members of society and perceptive chroniclers of their times, and they left behind extensive records of their lives and work. Writing Themselves into History offers a rich immersion in nineteenth-century California, detailing Emily's and Matilda's experiences with public life, motherhood, and business against the backdrop of San Francisco's high society and the state's growth amidst the tumult of the American Civil War. The book also highlights Matilda's significant involvement in Hubert Howe's trailblazing research on the history of the American West-including her work collecting oral histories from women members of the LDS Church-and her evocative descriptions of travels throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.Kim Bancroft's commentary offers historical context and points up Emily's and Matilda's keen insights, and she pays special attention to the two women's complex and nuanced portraits of gender, race, and class in the nineteenth-century West. This book is a valuable resource for American West and women's studies scholars, and for anyone with an interest in California's first decades as a state.…

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Hardcover. Condizione: new. Hardcover. A window into the world of nineteenth-century California, from two women who experienced it firsthand.In the early years of Californias statehood, Emily Brist Ketchum Bancroft (18341869) and Matilda Coley Griffing Bancroft (18481910) had front-row seats to the unfolding of the Golden States history. The first and second wives of historian extraordinaire Hubert Howe Bancroft, these two women were deeply engaged members of society and perceptive chroniclers of their times, and they left behind extensive records of their lives and work. Writing Themselves into History offers a rich immersion in nineteenth-century California, detailing Emilys and Matildas experiences with public life, motherhood, and business against the backdrop of San Franciscos high society and the states growth amidst the tumult of the American Civil War. The book also highlights Matildas significant involvement in Hubert Howes trailblazing research on the history of the American Westincluding her work collecting oral histories from women members of the LDS Churchand her evocative descriptions of travels throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.Kim Bancrofts commentary offers historical context and points up Emilys and Matildas keen insights, and she pays special attention to the two womens complex and nuanced portraits of gender, race, and class in the nineteenth-century West. This book is a valuable resource for American West and womens studies scholars, and for anyone with an interest in Californias first decades as a state. "An exploration of the lives of Emily Bancroft and Matilda Bancroft, and what their experiences reveal about life in the nineteenth-century American West"-- Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…

Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - A window into the world of nineteenth-century California, from two women who experienced it firsthand.In the early years of California's statehood, Emily Brist Ketchum Bancroft (18341869) and Matilda Coley Griffing Bancroft (18481910) had front-row seats to the unfolding of the Golden State's history. The first and second wives of historian extraordinaire Hubert Howe Bancroft, these two women were deeply engaged members of society and perceptive chroniclers of their times, and they left behind extensive records of their lives and work. Writing Themselves into History offers a rich immersion in nineteenth-century California, detailing Emily's and Matilda's experiences with public life, motherhood, and business against the backdrop of San Francisco's high society and the state's growth amidst the tumult of the American Civil War. The book also highlights Matilda's significant involvement in Hubert Howe's trailblazing research on the history of the American Westincluding her work collecting oral histories from women members of the LDS Churchand her evocative descriptions of travels throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.Kim Bancroft's commentary offers historical context and points up Emily's and Matilda's keen insights, and she pays special attention to the two women's complex and nuanced portraits of gender, race, and class in the nineteenth-century West. This book is a valuable resource for American West and women's studies scholars, and for anyone with an interest in California's first decades as a state.…

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Buch. Condizione: Neu. Writing Themselves into History | Emily and Matilda Bancroft in Journals and Letters | Kim Bancroft | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2022 | Heyday Books | EAN 9781597145886 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.…

Hardback. Condizione: New. A window into the world of nineteenth-century California, from two women who experienced it firsthand.In the early years of California's statehood, Emily Brist Ketchum Bancroft (1834-1869) and Matilda Coley Griffing Bancroft (1848-1910) had front-row seats to the unfolding of the Golden State's history. The first and second wives of historian extraordinaire Hubert Howe Bancroft, these two women were deeply engaged members of society and perceptive chroniclers of their times, and they left behind extensive records of their lives and work. Writing Themselves into History offers a rich immersion in nineteenth-century California, detailing Emily's and Matilda's experiences with public life, motherhood, and business against the backdrop of San Francisco's high society and the state's growth amidst the tumult of the American Civil War. The book also highlights Matilda's significant involvement in Hubert Howe's trailblazing research on the history of the American West-including her work collecting oral histories from women members of the LDS Church-and her evocative descriptions of travels throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.Kim Bancroft's commentary offers historical context and points up Emily's and Matilda's keen insights, and she pays special attention to the two women's complex and nuanced portraits of gender, race, and class in the nineteenth-century West. This book is a valuable resource for American West and women's studies scholars, and for anyone with an interest in California's first decades as a state.…

Condizione: New. &Uumlber den AutorrnrnKim Bancroft taught for three decades at high schools and universities before turning her teaching and editing skills to the creation of memoirs. She began with the work of her great-great-grandfather, historian .