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I Dwell In Possibility: Women Build A Nation, 1600 To 1920

Redcoats on the attack, Sybil Ludington raced by horse forty miles across Connecticut to warn patriots during the American Revolution. During the Civil War, plantation mistress Adelicia H.F.A Cheatham outfoxed Union and Confederate soldiers alike to make a fortune cashing in her cotton crop in London. With a 40,000 dollar bounty on her head, Harriet Tubman led slaves to freedom. Molly Brown refused to sink. In I Dwell in Possibility, award-winning author Donna Lucey turns our attention to the pioneering, innovative, and brave ways that women influenced the building of America before they had the right to vote.Through diaries, letters, and rare photographs and art works, this book evokes the many struggles and indispensable contributions of women who forged the nation we know today. Ranging from the outrageous -- daring young woman smoke in the Gilded Age! -- to the heartstopping -- an African-American woman jumps to her death rather than face slavery -- Lucey masterfully reveals that women's contributions to the life of America did not begin only with the right to vote, but long before even the concept of such a right became the American ideal.Intimate, compelling, and richly illustrated, I Dwell in Possibility is a truly unique look at American history.

Hardcover: 256 pages

Publisher: National Geographic (September 1, 2001)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 079226360X

ISBN-13: 978-0792263609

Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 1 x 11.2 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds

Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #349,513 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #30 in Books > Politics & Social Sciences > Social Sciences > Gender Studies > Women in History #404 in Books > Arts & Photography > Photography & Video > Portraits #1386 in Books > History > World > Women in History

This book, in words and photographs, details the lives of women in our country from its inception. The author does a wonderful job of showing what it was like to be a woman throughout the history of this country. She profiles many courageous, inspiring women who have made a tremendous difference in the lives of others. The photographs alone are worth the price of this book; the text makes it priceless. Thank you, Donna Lucey, for writing this!

This is a wonderful book...one of those types that you can't find "good enough" words to do it justice. I bought this book after browsing through B&N for several hours one day. I was a little hesitant, because of the cost, but man! It was worth it! This is one of those books that after I haven't looked at it for a month or two, I take it off of the shelf & spend hours with it all over again. This book is a wonderful sonnet of the history of women in America!!

This book, in words and photographs, details the lives of women in our country from its inception. The author does a wonderful job of showing what it was like to be a woman throughout the history of this country. She profiles many courageous, inspiring women who have made a tremendous difference in the lives of others. The photographs alone are worth the price of this book; the text makes it priceless. Thank you, Donna Lucey, for writing this!

This is a wonderful book with great pictures and lots of information. I thought it was going to be a small book, but it is larger than expected. Very nice. Shipper was quick and described accurately.

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