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Place of Her Own
Janet Fisher
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Description for Place of Her Own
Paperback. After the man she defied her parents to marry died in 1866, leaving her alone on the frontier with their many children, Martha Maupin was torn between grief and relief after a difficult marriage. Lone mothers had few options in her day, but she took charge of her own dream and bought her own place. Num Pages: 256 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; BG; HBJK; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 23.
In the mid-nineteenth centrury, Martha Maupin left home at a young age and defied her parents to marry the dashing Garrett Maupin. After years of hardship and difficult marriage, Garrett Maupin died in 1866, leaving Martha alone on the frontier with her young children. Single mothers had few options in her day, but with an unwavering spirit, Martha seized her dream and bought her own farm. Few could have predicted that her life would intersect with some of the most extraordinary events in antebellum American history, eventually leading to her journey to a new life on the Oregon Trail. ... Read more
In the mid-nineteenth centrury, Martha Maupin left home at a young age and defied her parents to marry the dashing Garrett Maupin. After years of hardship and difficult marriage, Garrett Maupin died in 1866, leaving Martha alone on the frontier with her young children. Single mothers had few options in her day, but with an unwavering spirit, Martha seized her dream and bought her own farm. Few could have predicted that her life would intersect with some of the most extraordinary events in antebellum American history, eventually leading to her journey to a new life on the Oregon Trail. ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780762796014
SKU
V9780762796014
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About Janet Fisher
Janet Fisher grew up on the farm her great-great grandmother Martha bought almost 150 years ago. After earning a master’s in journalism with honors from the University of Oregon, she taught college writing and wrote freelance for newspapers. She lived and worked in San Francisco, Kalispell, Montana, and other places, including several cities in Oregon, showing a trace of the ... Read more
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