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Life of an Ordinary Woman

by Anne Ellis

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ISBN13: 9780395957837
ISBN10: 0395957834
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In Anne Ellis, readers will discover the perfect blend of the ordinary and the extraordinary, a pioneer who, "like the most valued of friends, is a woman of wry wit, plain courage, keen perceptions" (Molly Gloss). Powerfully conjuring up the world of the mining camps and the colorful communities of the central Rocky Mountains, Ellis interweaves an invaluable history of the nineteenth-century American West with a valiant personal tale.

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Includes bibliographical references.

About the Author

Anne Ellis came as a child to Rosita, Colorado a mining town outside Westcliffe. She was raised there and in the mining camps of the eastern San Juans. She wrote her autobiographical account of pioneer life in 19th century Colorado mining camps, THE LIFE OF AN ORDINARY WOMAN, in 1929.Robert Bly, author of Iron John and other books, won the National Book Award for Poetry in 1968.

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ISBN:
9780395957837
Introduction:
Perkins, Lucy Fitch
Foreword:
Bly, Carol
Introduction:
Perkins, Lucy Fitch
Author:
Ellis, Anne
Author:
Bly, Robert
Author:
Bly, Carol
Publisher:
Mariner Books
Location:
Boston
Subject:
Historical
Subject:
Biography
Subject:
Women
Subject:
Women's Studies
Subject:
Historical - U.S.
Subject:
Mines and mineral resources
Subject:
United States - 19th Century/Old West
Subject:
Women pioneers
Subject:
Rocky Mountains Region
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade paper
Publication Date:
19990511
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
300
Dimensions:
8.21x5.45x.90 in. .77 lbs.

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