{"product_id":"nothing-daunted-the-unexpected-education-of-two-society-girls-in-the-west-9781439176597","title":"Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West","description":"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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439176597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012 pg. 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/17\/2012 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dorothy Wickenden","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36650946494620,"sku":"9781439176597","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3f32eb82-8218-45d2-a5c2-b8c01a73da73.jpg?v=1603876463","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nothing-daunted-the-unexpected-education-of-two-society-girls-in-the-west-9781439176597","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}