| The Bonnet Book: Diary of an Orphan Train Hatmaker Contributor(s): Menees Hardesty, Nancy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0997761946 ISBN-13: 9780997761948 Publisher: Solificatio OUR PRICE: $11.39 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century - Young Adult Fiction | Biographical - Young Adult Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.25" W x 8" (0.92 lbs) 402 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Sent away on an orphan train at fourteen, smart and lovely Blanche Spencer lands in St. Louis, Missouri as a nursemaid, wearing rags and sleeping in a pantry. To rise above her servitude, she begins a self-education program. A trade booth at the 1904 World's Fair and a Cobden, Illinois apprenticeship launch her into a hat-making career, which she documents in a tiny diary, The Bonnet Book. An early example of self-determination and girl power, Blanche-now Bonnie-travels alone to the Wild West, where she's presented with the chance of a lifetime and the possibility of love-both rife with challenges that test her drive, purpose in life, and sense of self. The Bonnet Book diary and other historical items in the novel are real-life touchstones in this gripping, inspiring story based on the life of the author's grandmother. |