Women of the Four Winds
Author | : Elizabeth Fagg Olds |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1999 |
ISBN-13 | : 0395957842 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780395957844 |
Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Women of the Four Winds by : Elizabeth Fagg Olds
Download or read book Women of the Four Winds written by Elizabeth Fagg Olds and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1999 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annie Smith Peck attempted seven times to climb Peru's highest mountain; Delia Akeley hunted big game in Africa; Marguerite Harrison spied in Russia for America; Louise Arner Boyd led expeditions to perilous East Greenland. Precursors of the modern Jane Goodalls and Sally Rides, these women represent a fascinating but forgotten era in the literature of exploration.