Vanished Arizona : recollections of the army life of a New England woman
(Book - Regular Print)
Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
Physical Desc
xxx, 307 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Camp Verde Community Library - NF - Nonfiction Books
979.1 SUMMERHAYES
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979.1 SUMMERHAYES
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Prescott Public Library - AZ - Arizona Collection
979.1 SUM
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979.1 SUM
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Verde Valley Archaeology Center - NF - Nonfiction Books
979.1 SUM
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979.1 SUM
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Published
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
Format
Book - Regular Print
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Philadelphia : Lippincott, 1908.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"When Martha Summerhayes (1844-1926) came as a bride to Fort Russell in Wyoming Territory in 1874, she "saw not much in those first few days besides bright buttons, blue uniforms, and shining swords," but soon enough the hard facts of army life began to intrude. Remonstrating with her husband, Jack Wyder Summerhayes, that she had only three rooms and a kitchen instead of "a whole house," she was informed that "women are not reckoned in at all in the War Department." Although Martha Summerhayes's recollections span a quarter of a century and recount life at a dozen army posts, the heart of this book concerns her experiences during the 1870s in Arizona, where the harsh climate, rattlesnakes, cactus thorns, white desperadoes, and other inconveniences all made for a less-than-desirable posting for the Summerhayeses. First printed in 1908, Vanished Arizona is Summerhayes's memoir of her years as a military wife as her husband's Eighth Regiment conducted Gen. George Crook's expedition against the Apaches. It was so well received that she became an instant celebrity and the book a timeless classic. The book retains its place securely among the essential primary records of the frontier-military West because of the narrative skill of the author and her delight in life."--,Provided by publisher.
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Camp Verde Community Library - NF - Nonfiction Books | 979.1 SUMMERHAYES | Find It Now | |
Cottonwood Public Library - SWNF - Southwest Collection - Nonfiction | 979.1 SUM 2014 | Softcover | Checked Out |
Prescott Public Library - AZ - Arizona Collection | 979.1 SUM | Find It Now | |
Verde Valley Archaeology Center - NF - Nonfiction Books | 979.1 SUM | Find It Now |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Summerhayes, M. (2014). Vanished Arizona: recollections of the army life of a New England woman . University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Summerhayes, Martha, 1844-1926. 2014. Vanished Arizona: Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman. University of Nebraska Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Summerhayes, Martha, 1844-1926. Vanished Arizona: Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Summerhayes, Martha. Vanished Arizona: Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
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