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1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 234 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Tarleton State University southwestern studies in the humanities ; no. 20
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Tarleton State University southwestern studies in the humanities ; no. 20.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Elise Waerenskjold is known to fans of Texas women writers as "the lady with the pen," from the title of a book of her writings. A forward-looking journalist, she sent letters and articles back to Norway that encouraged others to follow her footsteps to Texas, where a small colony of Norwegian settlers was making a new life alongside - but distinct from - other European immigrants." |
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"Undaunted is the first full biography of Waerenskjold during her Texas years, a life story that shows much about Texas, especially in the Norwegian colonies, from 1847 to the end of the nineteenth century. Moreover, it tells the story of a strong and independent thinker who championed women's rights, who was pro-Union and against slavery (though her husband was in the Confederate army and was subsequently murdered in Reconstruction-era violence), and who left an intriguing body of writing about life on the edges of Texas settlement." |
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"Charles H. Russell's account of Waerenskjold describes not only her influence among her countrymen but also her own life, which was a saga of considerable drama itself. Russell offers a clear and entertaining window onto immigrant life in Texas and the issues that shaped women's lives and elicited their talents."--Jacket. |
| Local Note |
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| Subject |
Wærenskjold, Elise Amalie Tvede, 1815-1895.
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Wærenskjold, Elise Amalie Tvede, 1815-1895. |
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Wrenskjold, Elise Amalie Tvede, 1815-1895. |
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Norwegian Americans -- Texas -- Biography.
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Norwegian Americans. |
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Texas. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Subject |
Women pioneers -- Texas -- Biography.
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Women pioneers. |
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Frontier and pioneer life -- Texas.
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Frontier and pioneer life. |
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Texas -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Manners and customs. |
| Chronological Term |
19th century |
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Kaufman County (Tex.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Van Zandt County (Tex.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century.
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Kaufman County (Tex.) -- Biography.
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Van Zandt County (Tex.) -- Biography.
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| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
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Electronic books.
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Biographies.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Russell, Charles H. Undaunted. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, ©2006 1585444537 (DLC) 2005004659 (OCoLC)58386287 |
| ISBN |
9781603446242 (electronic book) |
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1603446249 (electronic book) |
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1585444537 |
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9781585444533 |
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