INSCRIBED BOOKS & GIFTS
  • Home
  • About
  • Shop
  • Women's History Month
  • Featured Authors: Mary Kay Carson
  • C.F. Payne
  • Contact
  • Shop
  • >
  • Young Adult Nonfiction
  • >
  • Biographies
  • >
  • Women of the Frontier [hc]

Women of the Frontier [hc]

SKU: 9781883052973
$19.95
$19.95
Unavailable
per item

16 Tales of Trailblazing Homesteaders, Entrepreneurs, and Rabble-Rousers

Part of the Women of Action series

By Brandon Marie Miller [Ohio]

Using journal entries, letters home, and song lyrics, fifteen women of the West speak for themselves in these tales of courage, enduring spirit, and adventure. Women such as Amelia Stewart Knight traveling on the Oregon Trail, homesteader Miriam Colt, entrepreneur Clara Brown, army wife Frances Grummond, actress Adah Isaacs Menken, naturalist Martha Maxwell, missionary Narcissa Whitman, and political activist Mary Lease are introduced to readers through their harrowing stories of journeying across the plains and mountains to unknown land. Recounting the impact pioneers had on those who were already living in the region as well as how they adapted to their new lives and the rugged, often dangerous landscape, this exploration also offers resources for further study and reveals how these influential women tamed the Wild West. 256 pages

"The stories strike a nice balance, profiling many different types of experiences. Each chapter begins with a broad overview of the topic and then narrows down with compelling tales of individuals... A thoughtful and attractive presentation of a complex and intriguing topic." -Kirkus Reviews (Ages 12+)

"Those interested in Western and women's history will enjoy these detailed accounts of exploration, entrepreneurship, hardship, heartache, sacrifice, and survival." -School Library Journal (Grade 10+)

2014 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People

February 1, 2013

AR Level=8.3; Lexile Level=1160

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Pinterest
  • Google+
2 available
Add to Cart

BookLinks

  • Bookmarks: Celebrating Black Voices
  • Brightly
  • The Children's Book Council | Readers
  • C-SPAN 2 Book TV
  • IndieBound | Kids Indie Next List
  • The New York Times | Children's Books
  • NPR Books
  • Read.gov
  • Reading Rockets​
  • Shelf Awareness
  • Storyline Online
  • University of Findlay's Mazza Museum

CONNECT with IB&G

Picture
Visit the shop or contact us
for pricing information
for books not listed on our site

location

Visit IB&G in the Mariemont Center Building
​in Suite 206 on street level

Park along Miami Road or in the lot across from the Mariemont Theatre off Wooster Pike

Copyright 2015 | Inscribed Books & Gifts | 3914 Miami Road, Suite 206, Mariemont, OH 45227 | 513.272.8000
Use of this website constitutes acceptance of the IB&G User Agreement and Privacy Policy | Website Disclaimer