Title |
Eight women, two Model Ts, and the American West
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Names |
Wilke, Joanne.
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Book Number |
BR018213
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Braille
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Download Link |
Volume 1.
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Volume 2.
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Annotation |
The author chronicles a nine-week cross-country camping trip made by eight young women, including her grandmother and great-aunt, in two Model T Fords in 1924. Wilke pieces together the account from journal excerpts, letters, and reminiscences of the adventurers, who drove nine thousand miles and visited six national parks. 2007.
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Local Subject |
Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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Short Book - SH
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Travel & Geography - TRA
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Adventure Non-Fiction - ADVNF
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Biography & Autobiography - BIO
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History - History of the American West - HUSW
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History - HST
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History, United States - HUS
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Audience Notes |
A
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LC Subject |
Automobile travel - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century
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Ford Model T automobile
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Women adventurers - West (U.S.) - Biography
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Women - Iowa - Biography
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Young women - Travel - West (U.S.) - History - 20th century
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Young women - West (U.S.) - Biography
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West (U.S.) - Description and travel
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West (U.S.) - History, Local
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Call Number |
917.8033 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2007
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress, 2007 (Braille International, Inc., transcribing agency).
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Original Publication |
Transcription of: Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2007. 0803260199
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