An Ordinary Woman a Dramatized Biography of Nancy Kelsey
- Binding: Paperback
- Publisher: St Martins Pr
- Publish date: 03/01/2001
Description:
An Ordinary Woman is an epic journey, a tale of high courage in the face of harrowing danger and privation. In 1841 Nancy Kelsey followed her husband across the continent, with a baby in her arms; into the Bear Flag Rebellion where the American settlers won California from Mexico under a flag made from her petticoats; to Texas where they ranched cattle; and back again to California.
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Holland's research included contemporary documents, government archives, journals and newspapers, and the private letters and memoirs of Nancy Kelsey herself, the people who traveled with her, and her descendents. Holland's powerful, dramatic prose sets the scene and reveals the heart of this courageous American pioneer
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