Elsie - Adventuresof an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916
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IN 1912, the first year of Arizona's statehood, rural Verde Valley was home to enterprising ranchers and farmers who raised cattle, crops ─ and children. These children needed a school. So just as they mail-ordered supplies from the Sears catalog, the community mail-ordered a teacher. ELSIE HAYES, a college graduate, came from a world of concerts and literary clubs. The teacher's tiny shack in Cornville was a far cry from her family's lovely home in Long Beach, California. This cultured young woman drank water from an irrigation ditch, bathed in Oak Creek, and taught in a one-room schoolhouse to children first considered "common," but with whom she soon developed a mutual love. Though she had come to Arizona feeling a bit superior to these "backwoods" folks, her emotions transformed into admiration and respect, and the untamed wilderness became "breathtaking and glorious." IN THIS TRUE STORY, Elsie's 100-year-old journals, photographs and detailed letters home paint a picture of a time and place that has since faded, and give insight into the early history of Cornville and Williams, Arizona. Even more than this, they are a vivid portrayal of colorful adventure, tragedy, and a heartbreaking story of lost love.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0983945209
ISBN13:9780983945208
Release Date:December 2012
Publisher:Palomar Mountain Bookworks
Length:218 Pages
Weight:0.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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Couldn't put it down!
Published by Breanna L. , 12 months ago
I loved this book. As a 6th generation Arizonan, I have always found a deep interest in learning more about Arizona's past and the people who called this place home. Finding this book was a treat! I can't wait to make a visit to some of the places Elsie mentions in her diary and see them in a new light. I will definitely be ordering the second book :)
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