Her biography is a case study in the roles that wealthy and well-educated women played during the first half of the twentieth century in both domestic and political spheres and will intrigue anyone familiar with the writings of this multifaceted woman. Seen as a whole, Cleaveland's life story spans the years from territorial New Mexico to the Cold War, includes the raising of her four children and interactions with a wide range of national and regional characters, and provides insight into such aspects of western culture as railroads, cattle, and tourism. Cleaveland criticizes her mothers choice to bring up her children on a large cattle ranch in a remote, rural spot in New Mexico. Miller discusses Adas daughters harsh portrayal of her mother in No Life for a Lady. Yet Agnes's ranch in the Datil Mountains always drew her back to New Mexico and provided the raw material for her writing. Open Range: The Life of Agnes Morely Cleaveland. The couple took up primary residence in Berkeley, California, where Agnes lived another kind of life as clubwoman and activist. Following a hardscrabble childhood in remote regions of northern and central New Mexico, and then many years of rigorous education, Agnes Morley married Newton Cleaveland in 1899. Miller expands our understanding of Cleaveland's significance, showing how a young girl who was a fearless risk-taker grew up to be a prolific author and well-known social activist. Her life, however, was not limited to the ranch. In her book, Cleaveland memorably portrayed herself and other ranchwomen as capable workers and independent thinkers. Her account of growing up on a cattle ranch in west-central New Mexico captivated readers from coast to coast, and it remains in print to this day. A year later we might have forgotten the color of the mans eyes, but never the set of the ears on his horses head. : No Life for a Lady (9780883075197) by Cleaveland, Agnes Morley and a great selection of similar New. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.Agnes Morley Cleaveland found lasting fame after publishing her memoir, No Life for a Lady, in 1941.
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Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. In those days cowboys didn't know they were picturesque, horse rustlers were to be handled as seemed best on the occasion, and young ladies thought nothing of punching cows and hunting grizzlies in between. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. When Agnes Morley Cleaveland was born on a New Mexico cattle ranch in 1874, the term Wild West was a reality, not a clich. The item is very worn but continues to work perfectly.
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