Where the wild animals is plentiful : diary of an Alabama fur trader's daughter, 1912-1914 /

""I am a little Alabama girl living on the frontier where the wild animals is plentiful," wrote May Jordan in 1912. During the hunting season her father traveled Washington County buying furs, and May - already 23 - accompanied him on two of these trips, cooking meals, helping out wit...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Jordan, Mattie May, 1889-1914
Otros Autores: Baldwin, Elisa Moore, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©1999.
Temas:
Jordan, Mattie May, > 1889-1914 > Diaries.
Jordan, Mattie May, > 1889-1914
1900-1999
Fur trade > Alabama > Washington County.
Natural history > Alabama > Washington County.
Daughters > Alabama > Washington County > Diaries.
Fourrures > Commerce > Alabama > Washington.
Sciences naturelles > Alabama > Washington.
Filles > Alabama > Washington > Journaux intimes.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Daughters.
Fur trade.
Manners and customs.
Natural history.
Rural conditions.
Travel.
United States Local History.
Regions & Countries - Americas.
History & Archaeology.
Washington County (Ala.) > Description and travel.
Washington County (Ala.) > Social life and customs > 20th century.
Washington County (Ala.) > Rural conditions.
Alabama > Washington County.
Diaries.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:""I am a little Alabama girl living on the frontier where the wild animals is plentiful," wrote May Jordan in 1912. During the hunting season her father traveled Washington County buying furs, and May - already 23 - accompanied him on two of these trips, cooking meals, helping out with the business, and recording their experiences."--Jacket
"May's diary of these trips from December 1912 to March 1914 describes the routine of the fur trade and provides a vivid portrait of wilderness travel and social customs. Through May's eyes, readers can experience the sights and sounds of pine forests and swamps, the difficulty of wading through waist-deep mud, and the neighborliness of the people living in this isolated area. May also shares both the solace of religious faith and her love of laughter as reflected in the jokes she records."--Jacket
"Elisa Moore Baldwin provides an introduction that traces Jordan family history and describes economic, social, and political conditions during the period. Because few first-person accounts exist of the life of poor whites, this diary will be invaluable to students of southern and women's history; no comparable work exists for this part of Alabama during this era."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 263 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-248) and index.
ISBN:0585324778
9780585324777
9780817309800
0817309802

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