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Nunnery Frances Minerva <1898-1997.> |
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Titolo |
A woman of the century, Frances Minerva Nunnery (1898-1997) [[electronic resource] ] : her story in her own memorable voice as told to Cecil Dawkins / / edited by Cecil Dawkins ; with a foreword by Max Evans |
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Albuquerque [N.M.], : University of New Mexico Press, c2002 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-63513-5 |
0-8263-2853-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (183 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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DawkinsCecil <1927-2019.> |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women ranchers - New Mexico |
Ranch life - New Mexico |
New Mexico Biography |
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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 contenuto |
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Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: My Early Days; 2: My First Paying Job; 3: I Head West; 4: A Runaway Wife; 5: I Land in the Duke's City; 6: Parker Kidnaps Anita; 7: Into the Rooming-House Business; 8: I Marry My Second Husband; 9: I Realize My Big Ambition; 10: Running Two Ranches; 11: Whiskey-Making and the Bishop's Visit; 12: Getting Along with the Neighbors; 13: Winters Alone; 14: Cowboys and Cattle Drives; 15: Single Again; 16: Adventures Trucking; 17: I Build a Roadhouse; 18: Adventures of a Deputy Sheriff |
19: Turkey Farming20: I Try Real Estate; 21: In Taos with Doughbelly Price; 22: Taos People and How I Stretched the City Limits; 23: My Circle Expands; 24: I Build on South Santa Fe Highway; Afterword; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The story of a woman who made her life in New Mexico--a determined, ingenious entrepreneur whose career and personality defy every stereotype about women. |
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