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Parrot Pie for Breakfast: An Anthology of Women Pioneers by Jane Robinson: Used
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- Condition
- Publication Date
- 1999-09-16
- ISBN
- 9780192880208
- Book Title
- Parrot Pie for Breakfast : an Anthology of Women Pioneers
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 2000
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Travel, History, Social Science
- Topic
- Women, Special Interest / Adventure, General, Women's Studies, United States / General
- Item Width
- 5.4in
- Item Weight
- 9.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 192 Pages
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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.
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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
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Women, Special Interest / Adventure, General, Women's Studies, United States / General
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
192 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.4in
Item Weight
9.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hq1593.P37 1999
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
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
Copyright Date
1999
Lccn
99-025636
Dewey Decimal
305.4/0941
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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