With a doll in one pocket and a pistol in the other
Subtitle: Rebecca Cohen Mayer, 1837-1930 : a memoir
By: Kay Goldman
Contributors: Mayer, Rebecca Cohen, 1837-1930
Publisher: Kay Goldman; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2010
Place of publication: [Santa Fe, N.M.?]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9781453777770
Subjects: Women pioneers; Frontier and pioneer life; Biography; Jews
Description: In 1852 Rebecca Cohen embarked on a journey across the Santa Fe Trail with her husband, Henry Mayer. The story is partly based on Rebecca's journal and describes the life of a young Jewish woman who embraced American culture while teaching her children Jewish traditions as her family travelled the United States. Contains descriptions of commerce in New Mexico and aspects of early life in the Southwest.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.