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A Quilt of Words: Women's Diaries, Letters, and Original Accounts of Life in the Southwest, 1860-1960
A Quilt of Words Women's Diaries Letters and Original Accounts of Life in the Southwest 18601960
Author: Sharon Niederman
Historically, the Southwest has attracted people with yearnings for freedom and adventure, people who define themselves as individuals. Unlike their husbands and brothers, women in the Southwest did not, for the most part, subdue and tame the land; but their character and individuality were manifested as they lived with and improved upon conditi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781555660475
ISBN-10: 1555660479
Publication Date: 11/1988
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Johnson Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This is a great book! The author dug through archival diaries and oral autobiographies and found the stories from women who survived through the hard times of living in the wild, wild west. Most of the stories are from New Mexico, but there is some parts covering Texas and Arizona. Learning about how people coped with the hardships and how they lived opened my eyes to the sacrifices of the homesteaders. I can't imagine living in a 8 x 10 dugout covered with tin for years at a time, with only an oil burning stove and a straw bed!
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JavaJuice avatar reviewed A Quilt of Words: Women's Diaries, Letters, and Original Accounts of Life in the Southwest, 1860-1960 on
I enjoyed reading this book, especially since deals with women and history. It is amazing to me what the women from that time period went through and dealt with during the time frame of 1860-1960. I've also been working on my families genealogy and while none of my ancestors (as far as I'm aware) traveled to the Southwest, this book gives me an idea of what life was like during those years, it gives me a better context than any history class that I've taken!


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