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Jane Dolinger
Lawrence Abbott
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Description for Jane Dolinger
Paperback. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBH; JFD; JFSJ; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
For almost forty years, Jane Dolinger traveled the world and wrote about her adventures, from the Amazon jungle to the sands of the Sahara. She produced eight books and more than a thousand articles between 1955 and 1995, and she also earned a reputation as a glamorous celebrity and model. Jane Dolinger was an anomaly in her time, a dynamic and attractive woman with an impressive literary talent, a woman who lived and documented a most unconventional and inspirational life. Sometimes controversial but always outstanding, Jane was a pioneer among women and writers. Here for the first time, her life ... Read more
For almost forty years, Jane Dolinger traveled the world and wrote about her adventures, from the Amazon jungle to the sands of the Sahara. She produced eight books and more than a thousand articles between 1955 and 1995, and she also earned a reputation as a glamorous celebrity and model. Jane Dolinger was an anomaly in her time, a dynamic and attractive woman with an impressive literary talent, a woman who lived and documented a most unconventional and inspirational life. Sometimes controversial but always outstanding, Jane was a pioneer among women and writers. Here for the first time, her life ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
Number of Pages
276
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781349383900
SKU
V9781349383900
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Ref
99-15
About Lawrence Abbott
Lawrence Abbott is a Lecturer at theCenter for Programs in Contemporary Writing, University of Pennsylvania.
Reviews for Jane Dolinger
"A fascinating and engrossing study of a ground-breaking woman traveler and writer. The subject of this biography, Jane Dolinger, demonstrates that the mid-twentieth-century idea that the jungle was 'no place for a girl' was wrong. Abbott's careful and sympathetic study places this amazing popular writer's life in its historical and literary context. Recommended for women's studies, popular culture, and travel ... Read more