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A Tenderfoot Bride: Tales from an Old Ranch
"A Tenderfoot Bride" is a memoir by Clarice E. Richards of Dayton, Ohio, who moved to a ranch in Elbert County, Colorado, east of Pikes Peak, in 1900. She was a bride of Jarvis Richards, a former Congregational minister from Vermont. It was an unlikely landing spot for these two educated easterners, but Clarice, with her inquisitiveness and lively sense of humor, became extensively westernized as she witnessed the high tide of the wild, lawless days, followed by much more grazing eras of the sheepman and farmer. Excerpt: "When our train left Colorado Springs and headed out into those vast stretches of the prairie, which spread East like a great green ocean from the foot of Pike's Peak, all the sensations of Christopher Columbus setting sail for a new world, and a few peculiarly my own, mingled in my breast. As the train pounded along I stole a look at Owen. He was absorbed in the contemplation of a map of our new holdings. Under that calm exterior I suspected hidden attributes of the primitive man. Certainly, there was some reason why Western life was to his liking, having had the chance to choose."
A Tenderfoot Bride: Tales from an Old Ranch
Clarice E. Richards' 1920 book "A Tenderfoot Bride:Tales from an Old Ranch" relates true life experiences on a Colorado ranch of a young bride from the east. Based upon fact. Descriptions of all-night dances, wild rides on half-tamed horses, nights spent in drifting snows on the plains and many lively incidents, make fascinating reading. "With a rapid, sure touch, Mrs. Richards has drawn a wonderful picture of ranch life in the Pike's Peak country. A book with a rare charm."-The Bookman.
Women Writers of the American West, 1833-1927
Women Writers of the American West, 1833–1927 recovers the names and works of hundreds of women who wrote about the American West during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, some of them long forgotten and others better known novelists, poets, memoirists, and historians such as Willa Cather and Mary Austin Holley. Nina Baym mined literary and cultural histories, anthologies, scholarly essays, catalogs, advertisements, and online resources to debunk critical assumptions that women did not publish about the West as much as they did about other regions. Elucidating a substantial body of nearly 650 books of all kinds by more than 300 writers, Baym reveals how the authors showed women ...
Comparing Cowboys and Frontiers
Historians of the American West, perhaps inspired by NAFTA and Internet communication, are expanding their intellectual horizons across borders north and south. This collection of essays functions as a how-to guide to comparative frontier research in the Americas. Frontiers specialist Richard W. Slatta presents topics, techniques, and methods that will intrigue social science professionals and western history buffs alike as he explores the frontiers of North and South America from Spanish colonial days into the twentieth century. The always popular cowboy is joined by the fascinating gaucho, llanero, vaquero, and charro as Slatta compares their work techniques, roundups, songs, tack, lingo, equestrian culture, and vices. We visit saloons and pulperias as well as plains and pampas, and Slatta expertly compares clothing, weather, terrain, diets, alcoholic beverages, card games, and military tactics. From primary records we learn how Europeans, Native Americans, and African Americans became the ranch hands, cowmen, and buckaroos of the Americas, and why their dependence on the ranch cattle industry kept them bachelors and landless peons.
Evolution Toward Equality
A guide through the stories and history of women's rights in the western United States during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Quicksilver Sue
" Experience the thrilling adventures and indomitable spirit of a spirited young girl in "Quicksilver Sue" by Laura E. Richards, where a lively protagonist embraces life's challenges and discovers her own resilience. In "Quicksilver Sue," readers will embark on an exciting journey with Sue, a vibrant and spirited young girl who possesses an insatiable curiosity and a knack for finding adventure wherever she goes. Laura E. Richards' storytelling brings Sue's vivacity to life, captivating readers with her boundless energy and tenacity. Join Sue as she navigates the ups and downs of life, fearlessly tackling new experiences and overcoming obstacles with her quick wit and determination. From exp...
