Women of the Catskills
Subtitle: stories of struggle, sacrifice, and hope
By: Richard Heppner
Publisher: History Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Charleston, SC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 125
ISBN-13: 9781609490140
Subjects: Social life and customs; Anecdotes; Women pioneers; History; Local History; Biography; Women
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: On arrival : an introduction; title: A simple act : Ruth Croswell's quiet voice; title: Clubbing; title: The crusader : Marion Bullard; title: Heroic women; title: Fire in the sky : tragedy at the Twilight Inn; title: The first lady who never was; title: A child of the Catskills : the early life of Candace Wheeler; title: The ordeal of Mrs. Coleman; title: Lucy Lobdell : female hunter; title: The tale of the forty-five cent wife; title: Days in the life : the diary of Eliza Ogden Mead; title: Over my dead body (literally); title: Something better : Agnes Schleicher and the creation of tradition; title: The many legends of Big Indian; title: Beautiful spring : the legend of Utsayantha.