{"product_id":"nothing-daunted-the-unexpected-education-of-two-society-girls-in-the-west-paperback","title":"Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDorothy Wickenden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of The Agitators, the acclaimed and captivating true story of two restless society girls who left their affluent lives to \"rough it\" as teachers in the wilds of Colorado in 1916.In the summer of 1916, Dorothy Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood, bored by society luncheons, charity work, and the effete men who courted them, left their families in Auburn, New York, to teach school in the wilds of northwestern Colorado. They lived with a family of homesteaders in the Elkhead Mountains and rode to school on horseback, often in blinding blizzards. Their students walked or skied, in tattered clothes and shoes tied together with string. The young cattle rancher who had lured them west, Ferry Carpenter, had promised them the adventure of a lifetime. He hadn't let on that they would be considered dazzling prospective brides for the locals. Nearly a hundred years later, Dorothy Wickenden, the granddaughter of Dorothy Woodruff, found the teachers' buoyant letters home, which captured the voices of the pioneer women, the children, and other unforgettable people the women got to know. In reconstructing their journey, Wickenden has created an exhilarating saga about two intrepid women and the \"settling up\" of the West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothy Wickenden is the author of \u003ci\u003eNothing Daunted\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Agitators\u003c\/i\u003e and has been the executive editor of \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e since January 1996. She also writes for the magazine and is the moderator of its weekly podcast \u003ci\u003eThe Political Scene\u003c\/i\u003e. A former Nieman Fellow at Harvard, Wickenden was national affairs editor at \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e from 1993-1995, and before that was the longtime executive editor at \u003ci\u003eThe New Republic.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives with her husband in Westchester, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.3 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 24, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978562765101,"sku":"9781439176597","price":20.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RVZZS2dLSGVkYVBNcmIzUXYwdFFWQT09.webp?v=1775805831","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/nothing-daunted-the-unexpected-education-of-two-society-girls-in-the-west-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}