Eight Women, Two Model Ts, and the American West

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Synopsis
In 1924 eight young women drove across the American West in two Model T Fords. In nine weeks they traveled more than nine thousand unpaved miles on an extended car-camping trip through six national parks, "without a man or a gun along." It was the era of the flapper, but this book tells the story of a group of farm girls who met while attending Iowa's Teacher's College and who shared a "yen to see some things." A blend of oral and written history, adventure, memoir, and just plain heartfelt living, Eight Women is a story of ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Weaving together a granddaughter's essays with family stories and anecdotes from the 1924 trip, the book portrays four generations of women extending from nineteenth-century Norway to present-day Iowa-- and sets them loose across the western United States where the perils and practicalities of automotive travel reaffirm family connections while also celebrating individual freedom.
Copyright:
2007

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
184 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780803260191
Publisher:
University of Nebraska Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska.
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Travel, Biographies and Memoirs, Social Studies
Grade Levels:
College Freshman, College Sophomore, College Junior, College Senior
Submitted By:
Kari G
Proofread By:
mary stephens
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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