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Zustand: Used. pp. 100.

Zustand: Used. pp. 100.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 234 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 352 pages. 8.75x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. In 1958, Alaska was not yet a state. One of the last frontiers in the West, it offered a life of adventure to anyone willing to relocate there. Donna Joy, the daughter of a Methodist minister, had recently graduated from college and was ready for what Alask.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In 1958, Alaska was not yet a state; it was one of the last frontiers in the West and offered a life of adventure to anyone willing to relocate there. Donna Joy McGladrey, the daughter of a Methodist minister, had recently graduated from college and was ready for what Alaska promised. McGladrey became the first band instructor in Dillingham, a remote fishing village 350 miles west of Anchorage. Before she arrived, someone showed her a photo of Dillingham and her immediate reaction was, 'It's terribly primitive'. But later she reported in a letter to her family: I saw a glacier! Wow.Fall colours are the most gorgeous I've ever seen. And the mountains - Wow. On her first day of class, the new music teacher discovered there were no instruments for the students to play - she had to convince the parents, who depended on the annual salmon harvest for income, to buy them. But her students were excited about music and they energised their young teacher as much as she inspired them. McGladrey made new friends, learned to appreciate Alaska and its ruggedness, and decided to make her home in the forty-ninth state. In those days before instant communication, she and her family maintained close contact through the mail. Sandra Mathews, McGladrey's niece, made extensive use of that correspondence to tell the story of her aunt's experiences in Alaska. Mathews also interviewed people who had known McGladrey and supplemented the letters and interviews with archival research. ''Between Breaths'' reflects Donna McGladrey's willingness to adapt, accept, and, perhaps most importantly, to rely on herself.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. In English.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The first comprehensive view of women on the North American Plains, these essays explore the richness, variety, and complexity of their experiences. From prehistory to the present, the Great Plains have played a significant role in the lives of women who moved to or across them, cleaving to cultural ideas and patterns while adapting to the rigors of the region. Twelve essaysarranged chronologically within sub-regionsdraw upon innovative theoretical and methodological approaches, including gender/transgender studies, decolonization of Native peoples, and the influence of nation states. Richly grounded in the particular, these essays also contextualize the stories of specific women and locales within larger social, political, and economic trends. Individually and collectively, they reveal the intricate relations that tie together people and place. Here are long-needed perspectives on the diverse lives of women who have beenand who continue to betoo often ignored in wider histories of the Plains. Also 04 Activeable in cloth, 978-0-89672-733-5, $65.00.…

Gebunden. Zustand: New. In this thoughtful work, the authors delineate New Mexico s role in the shaping of the United States by carefully analyzing how the rich histories of the many cultures of the region affected and in turn were affected by influxes of newcomers seeking health .