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The prequel to the New York Times bestseller The Texan Sprawling 1840s Texas comes alive in the hands of Joan Johnston, New York Times bestselling author of The Cowboy and The Texan. Introducing the unforgettable Creed dynasty, transporting us back to a wild, lawless frontier, Johnston brings us a stirring, passionate story of Texas Ranger Jarrett Creed and the free-spirited beauty who captures his heart--a woman sworn to love no man. FRONTIER WOMAN Captured by Comanches as a boy, Jarrett Creed grew to manhood torn between two worlds. But with the young republic under siege from ravaging Mexican armies and marauding Indian tribes alike, he made his choice. Now, as a secret government mission brings the Texas Ranger to lovely Cricket Stewart's door, he must choose again. The youngest daughter of a wealthy gentleman planter, Cricket lives life as she pleases and vows never to be a wife to any man. Until the day Jarrett Creed saves her from avenging Comanches . . . by claiming her as his bride. The last thing either expects is to fall in love. But as a traitorous conspiracy and a secret tragedy test their newfound union, a wild-spirited beauty and a Texas lawman will discover just how far they will go for their precious homeland--and for a love that could free them from the sorrows of the past.
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Yves Rees rewrites the story of AustralianUS relations by spotlighting ten trailblazing women whose extraordinary lives have largely been forgotten.
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This book celebrates the achievements of women innovators throughout history, highlighting their contributions to various fields. It profiles prominent figures such as Florence Nightingale, Lillian and Frank Gilbreth, Mary Golda Ross, and others who defied societal expectations to make significant impacts. The book emphasizes the creativity, intelligence, and resilience of these women, showcasing their inventions and reforms that have shaped the world. It aims to inspire young readers, particularly girls, to embrace their potential as innovators and leaders.
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Margaret Preston on Australian women artists; Miles Franklin on suffragist Rose Scott; Eleanor Dark on Caroline Chisholm; Kylie Tennant on the future ... Like mirrors reflecting mirrors this book shows the precarious position of women in a country's history. First published in 1938, the youngest of the contributors, Kylie Tennant, just before her death in 1988 reflected again on the intervening fifty years.Reminding us that Australia is indebted not just to ?pioneers and their wives' but to ?pioneering women'. With contributions from Mary Gilmore, Dymphna Cusack, Dorothea MacKell
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This is the first novel published in Iowa. Printed in Dubuque in 1858, it was written to recruit emigrants to Iowa; what makes it unique among emigration literature is the fact that it was directed at women, using the form of a domestic novel loaded with gentle mothers and stalwart fathers, flower-gemmed prairies and vine-draped cottages, and lots of tender words and humble weddings to encourage women to settle in the new state. Mary Emilia Rockwell tells the story of Walter and Annie Judson, who one desperate March night decide to move to the West in search of a better life. Walter is an exp
Married women --- Women pioneers --- Women immigrants --- Iowa
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Women landowners --- Women pioneers --- California, Southern
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Women gold miners --- Women pioneers --- History
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