| On Sidesaddles to Heaven: The Women of the Rocky Mountain Mission Contributor(s): Carlson, Laurie Winn (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870043846 ISBN-13: 9780870043840 Publisher: Caxton Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1998 Annotation: Laurie Winn Carlson analyzes the lives of the first six white women-missionary wives-to cross the Rocky Mountains. Carlson's research gives a fresh and sometimes startling view of these pioneers of the women's movement. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - History | United States - State & Local - General - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 979.503 |
| LCCN: 98010199 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.12" W x 9.05" (1.08 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: At a time when a woman's fortune and future was tied to the man she married, four of the six women married virtual strangers, on short notice, with no financial security. Why did they take such a gamble? The author analyzes the lives of the first six white women - missionary wives - to cross the Rocky Mountains. |