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UNINA9910823231403321 |
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Autore |
Wilke Joanne |
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Titolo |
Eight women, two Model Ts, and the American West [[electronic resource] /] / Joanne Wilke |
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Lincoln, : University of Nebraska Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-09241-X |
9786611092412 |
0-8032-0997-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (189 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Young women - Travel - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century |
Young women - West (U.S.) |
Women adventurers - West (U.S.) |
Women - Iowa |
Ford Model T automobile |
Automobile travel - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century |
West (U.S.) Description and travel |
West (U.S.) History, Local |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; 1. A Beginning; 2. From Iowa; 3. We on the Pigmy Road; 4. Echoes on My Ribs; 5. From the Cliffs; 6. Mountain Vistas; 7. Galloping Bare-Breasted; 8. A Heap of Living |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Tells the story of a group of farm girls who met while attending Iowa's Teacher's College and who shared a ""yen to see some things."" A blend of oral and written history, adventure, memoir, and just plain heartfelt living, this book presents a story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. |
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