"Henry Taylor's longlife (1825-1931) gave him an unusual perspective on change in American society. During his lifetime, the West was largely settled. America fought wars with Mexico and Spain, was nearly torn apart by a civil conflict, and then joined allies across the sea in W…
Henry Taylor's long life (1825-1931) gave him an unusual perspective on change in American society. This book talks about his journey across the western continent in search of fortune, offers insight into the problems and successes of the early homesteaders and settlers, and con…
Patty Session's 1847 Mormon trail diary has been widely quoted and excerpted, but her complete diaries, including her chronicling of the first decades of Mormon settlement at Salt Lake City, have never before been published. They provide a detailed record of early Mormon communi…
"Filled with vivid and often humorous descriptions of the personalities and everyday life of Victoria and British Columbia from the 1850s to the 1870s." Dust jacket.
Magdolna Hargittai uses over fifteen years of in-depth conversation with female physicists, chemists, biomedical researchers, and other scientists to form cohesive ideas on the state of the modern female scientist. The compilation, based on sixty conversations, examines unique c…
Magdolna Hargittai uses over fifteen years of in-depth conversation with female physicists, chemists, biomedical researchers, and other scientists to form cohesive ideas on the state of the modern female scientist. The compilation, based on sixty conversations, examines unique c…
