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Parrot Pie for Breakfast: An Anthology of Women Pioneers by Jane Robinson: Used
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 1999-09-16
- ISBN
- 9780192880208
- Book Title
- Parrot Pie for Breakfast : an Anthology of Women Pioneers
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.6 in
- Genre
- Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Women, Special Interest / Adventure, General, Women's Studies, United States / General
- Item Weight
- 9.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.4 in
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0192880209
ISBN-13
9780192880208
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1650794
Product Key Features
Book Title
Parrot Pie for Breakfast : an Anthology of Women Pioneers
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2000
Topic
Women, Special Interest / Adventure, General, Women's Studies, United States / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
9.3 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
99-025636
Reviews
'The 100 plus voices that make up this anthology are ruch and varied, ranging from missionaries to prostitutes and gold diggers to distressed gentlewomen hunting for husbands... For tips on how best to cook kangaroo meat, shoot quick and count your blessings - this is the book.'- Daily Mail,1.10.99, 'Jane Robinson's anthology contains some startling information.... there is more to this slim book than drama. We hear a variety of female voices and views. Some of the entries are touching and others amusing. Perhaps the most appealing aspect is the impression of the everyday joys andstruggles of women accustoming themselves to the challenges of life in the British Empire.' - Anastasia Tolstoy, Literary Review, October 1999, 'Jane Robinson's anthology contains some startling information.... there is more to this slim book than drama. We hear a variety of female voices and views. Some of the entries are touching and others amusing. Perhaps the most appealing aspect is the impression of the everyday joys and struggles of women accustoming themselves to the challenges of life in the British Empire.' - Anastasia Tolstoy, Literary Review, October 1999'The 100 plus voices that make up this anthology are ruch and varied, ranging from missionaries to prostitutes and gold diggers to distressed gentlewomen hunting for husbands... For tips on how best to cook kangaroo meat, shoot quick and count your blessings - this is the book.'- Daily Mail, 1.10.99'Jane Robinson has a good touch with titles.' - The Sunday Times, 10.10.99
Dewey Edition
21
Dewey Decimal
305.4/0941
Table Of Content
Introduction1. Taking Leave2. The Voyage Out3. First Impressions4. Settling In5. Spending the Day6. Matters Domestic7. Triumph and Delight8. Danger and Desperation9. Staying OnSource AcknowledgementsIndex of Authors
Synopsis
There is nothing quite like parrot pie for breakfast. First one must catch one's parrot, of course, and build the hearth to bake it, but that is all in a day's work for the woman pioneer. This riveting anthology tells the story of over 100 such women spanning the age of Empire from the early seventeenth century to the early twentieth. Almost half of them are settlers in North America and Canada, a quarter in Africa, many in Australasia and India, and the rest scattered around the globe from Egypt to Jamaica, Sarawak to Samoa, and many points inbetween. From the lowliest kitchen skivvy to ambassadors' wives, this book celebrates the emigrants who settled the wildernesses of the world in search of new and better lives. Many were lured abroad by the promise of work or fortune; some went because imperial duty called, while for others it was a most unfeminine lust for adventure that drew them away. But all faced challenges in their homes from home that were to test to the limit their spirits, their resourcefulness, even their survival., There is nothing quite like parrot pie for breakfast. First one must catch one's parrot, of course, and build the hearth to bake it, but that is all in a days work for the woman pioneer. This riveting anthology tells the story of over 100 such women spanning four centuries, from the lowliest kitchen skivvy to ambassadors' wives: emigrants who settled the wildernesses of the world in search of new and better lives. Many were lured abroad by the promise of work or fortune; some went because imperial duty called, while for others it was a most unfeminine lust for adventure that drew them away. But all faced challenges in their homes from home that were to test to the limit their spirits, their resourcefulness, even their survival., Catching a parrot and building the hearth to bake it was all in a day's work for the woman pioneer. This riveting anthology tells the story of over 100 such women who settled everywhere from Africa and India to North America and Canada in the age of Empire, from the early 17th to the early 20th centuries., There is nothing quite like parrot pie for breakfast. First one must catch one's parrot, of course, and build the hearth to bake it, but that is all in a days work for the women you will meet in this riveting anthology, whose experiences in settling the wildernesses of the world challenged to the limits their spirit, resourcefulness, and even survival.
LC Classification Number
HQ1593.P37 1999
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