Grand Canyon Women: Lives Shaped by Landscape
An awesome and forbidding landscape that has made heroes of ordinary men. History has documented these lives well, but until now we have known little about the Canyon's heroines. Grand Canyon Women tells the humorous and heartbreaking stories of eighteen remarkable women--river runners, scientists, wranglers, architects, rangers, hikers, and housewives--each of whom, in the midst of nature's indiscriminate universe, discovers her identity. Some come to the Canyon by happenstance, others seek...
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Tells humorous and heartbreaking stories of 18 remarkable womenriver runners, scientists, wranglers, hikers, and housewiveseach of whom discovers her identity in the midst of nature's indiscriminate universe. Some come to the Canyon by happenstance, others seek it out with passion and purpose; most triumph over challenges, while others meet a darker fate. Includes b&w photos. Lacks a subject index. The author is a writer specializing in local Arizona history and travel. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
AcknowledgmentsVIIMy Canyon Call: An IntroductionI1.A Lady's Rough and Tumble Life: Ada Bass (1867-1951)172.Building a Legacy: Mary Elizabeth Jane Colter (1869-1958)323.A Harvey Girl: Elizabeth Kent Meyer (1907)464.A Face in the Rain: The Fate of Bessie Haley Hyde (1905-1928)605.A Ranger in Riding Habit: Polly Mead Patraw (1904)756.Race to Shiva Temple: Ruth Stephens Baker877.Two Women, Three Boats, and a Plant Press: Elzada Clover (1897-1980) and Lois Jotter (1914-)988.In Powell's Wake: Doris Nevills (1914-1949)1169.A Canyon Trailblazer: Gale Burak (1917-)13110.Woman of the River: Georgie White Clark (1910-1992)15211.Cataloging a Canyon: Louise Hinchliffe (1922-)16912.My Heart Knows What the River Knows: Katie Lee (1919-)18213.Rowing a River, Rowing a Life: Louise Teal (1946-)20014.Saddle Up! Lady Mule Wranglers of the Grand Canyon20915.With a Pack on Her Back: Denise Traver (1956-)221Mothers and Daughters: An Epilogue232Notes235Bibliography244
