O my America!: six women and their second acts in a new world
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Published:
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First American edition.
Physical Desc:
xvii, 281 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Status:
Description
Traces the steps of six women--author Fanny Trollope, actress Fanny Kemble, economist Harriet Martineau, homesteader Rebecca Burlend, traveler Isabella Bird ,and novelist Catherine Hubback--who came to America in the nineteenth century to start new lives.
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E184 .B7 W45 2013
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780374298814, 0374298815
Notes
General Note
"Originally published, in somewhat different form, in 2013 by Jonathan Cape, Great Britain, as O my America! : second acts in a New World"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Traces the steps of six women--author Fanny Trollope, actress Fanny Kemble, economist Harriet Martineau, homesteader Rebecca Burlend, traveler Isabella Bird ,and novelist Catherine Hubback--who came to America in the nineteenth century to start new lives.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Wheeler, S. (2013). O my America!: six women and their second acts in a new world. First American edition. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Wheeler, Sara. 2013. O My America!: Six Women and Their Second Acts in a New World. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Wheeler, Sara, O My America!: Six Women and Their Second Acts in a New World. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
MLA Citation (style guide)Wheeler, Sara. O My America!: Six Women and Their Second Acts in a New World. First American edition. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
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