Paula Mitchell Marks
Autor de And die in the West : the story of the O.K. Corral gunfight
Sobre El Autor
Obras de Paula Mitchell Marks
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- Marks, Paula Mitchell
- Otros nombres
- Marks, Paula
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1951-03-29
- Género
- female
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Austin, Texas, USA
- Educación
- St. Edward's University (BA|English)
University of Texas, Austin (MA|English)
University of Texas, Austin (PhD|American Civilization) - Ocupaciones
- Professor of American Studies
- Organizaciones
- St. Edward's University
Western Writers of America
Texas Institute of Letters
Texas State Historical Association - Premios y honores
- Western Writers of America Spur Award (Non-Fiction Historical ∙ 1994)
Western Writers of America Spur Award Finalist (Non-Fiction Historical ∙ 1989)
Association of Graduate Liberal Studies Programs Faculty Award (2013)
Miembros
Reseñas
Premios
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 7
- Miembros
- 307
- Popularidad
- #76,700
- Valoración
- 4.1
- Reseñas
- 2
- ISBNs
- 13
There is also a special note about how Marks has chosen to organize her book:
"The first chapter provides a chronological overview of the rush decades. Then, because the journeys to the goldfields loomed large in many stampeders' experience, the next four chapters focus on the arduous 'getting there'; for clarity's sake in describing the various trails taken, I have made those chapter chronological as well."
"...in Chapter six...the general approach shifts from the chronological to the thematic in order better to explore the gold rushes as a whole in relationship to specific topics: The challenge of gleaning the gold and of life in the diggings; the growth of the gold rush urban areas; the problems of building communities...;the distinct treatment of and experiences of minorities; the complex home ties....and the presence, effect, and experiences of women in the rushes." pg. 16
The way in which the book is organized actually makes it much more interesting to the causal reader, although she has done a fine job writing material for the more scholarly readers as well, with the inclusion of notes and a bibliography. If you are interested in any of the gold rushes and their larger social implications, this book is highly recommended with a rating of 5. http://shetreadssoftly.blogspot.com/
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