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Danneberg, Julie. Women writers of the West; five chroniclers of the Old West.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)

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From: Kliatt
Date: 20031101
Author:Boardman, Edna

Fulcrum. 88p. illus, bibliog, index, c2003. 1-55591-464-0. $12.95. JS

Five women writers--Jessie Benton Fremont. Louise Clappe. Mary Hallock Foote, Helen Hunt Jackson, and Gertrude Bonnin--are featured here in brief biographies. The style of the book, which entailed a great deal of research, is made up of very short essays, boxes, and a few b/w pictures. The text deals with the lives of the women and includes quotations related to them; it contains only brief excerpts from their actual writing. This arrangement, which deals with short attention spans while endeavoring to ...

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