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The Quilt That Walked to Golden: Women and Quilts in the Mountain West--From the Overland Trail to Contemporary Colorado

by Sandra Dallas

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Inspiration drawn from letters, journals, historical sources, and—essential vehicles of women's storytelling through the years—quilts fills this narrative re-creation of the history of the West from the time of the early pioneers to the present day. The purpose of quilts and the art of quilting provide a window into the lives of these women, their friendships, and their sorrows. Quilts provided warmth and occasionally served as death shrouds during the gold rush years. They were nailed to the walls and floors of rough-hewn cabins of shanty mining settlements. Quilting bees provided a rare opportunity for female fellowship at the turn of the century. The voice of a masterful storyteller brings to life the heroic and heartbreaking stories of generations of women in this sensitive and artistic portrait.

Synopsis:

Inspiration drawn from letters, journals, historical sources, and quilts--essential vehicles of women's storytelling through the years--fills this narrative re-creation of the history of the West, from the time of the early pioneers to the present day. 70 color photos. 60 b&w photos. 20 line drawings.

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About the Author

Sandra Dallas is the author of The Persian Pickle Club; Alice's Tulips, a finalist for the Women Writing the West Willa Award and the Colorado Book Award; Buster Midnights Café; The Diary of Mattie Spenser, a finalist for the 1998 Western Writers of America Best Western Novel; and The Chili Queen. She is the author of nine nonfiction books about the West, including Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps and Sacred Paint, winner of the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Western Heritage Wrangler Award. She is a former staff writer for Business Week. She lives in Denver, Colorado. Povy Kendal Atchinson is a photographer. She lives in Golden, Colorado. Nanette Simonds is the president of the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. She lives in Denver, Colorado.

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ISBN:
9780972121835
With:
Kendal Atchison, Povy
Author:
Simonds, Nanette
Photographer:
Kendal Atchison, Povy
Photographer:
Atchison, Povy Kendal
Author:
Atchison, Povy Kendal
Author:
Dallas, Sandra
Publisher:
Breckling Press
Subject:
History
Subject:
Quilting
Subject:
Quilts & Quilting
Subject:
Women's Studies - History
Subject:
United States - 19th Century
Subject:
Folk & Outsider Art
Subject:
United States - 19th Century/Old West
Subject:
Women pioneers -- West (U.S.)
Subject:
Quiltmakers - West (U.S.)
Subject:
Gender Studies-General
Subject:
Gender Studies-Womens Studies
Edition Description:
Trade Cloth
Publication Date:
20041031
Binding:
HARDCOVER
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
176
Dimensions:
9.98x8.96x.78 in. 1.86 lbs.
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