Ladies of the canyons a league of extraordinary women and their adventures in the American Southwest / Lesley Poling-Kempes.
| Author/creator | Poling-Kempes, Lesley |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, 2015. |
| Description | viii, 373 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Prologue : ladies of the canyons -- Imperfectly independent -- Land of ineffable light and sudden shadow -- Capturing the wind -- The Indians' book -- "Time and the world" -- Secrets and dualities -- Creating a brave new world -- Desert euphoria -- Walpi rendezvous -- "A fine woman to be out with" -- The city different -- Remarkable time, remarkable place -- A rare thing : becoming oneself -- "A country of things in light" -- Death in Paris -- City of ladies -- New women of the Rio Grande -- "Roughneck and low-brow" -- Everything and nothing -- Afterword : something of the spirit. |
| Abstract | "Ladies of the Canyons tells the true stories of a group of remarkable women whose lives were transformed by the people and landscape of the American Southwest in the first decades of the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-355) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015001524 |
| ISBN | 9780816524945 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |