Testimonios Early California Through the Eyes of Women, 1815-1848 |
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| Author:
| Beebe, Rose Marie
Senkewicz, Robert M. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-59714-033-1 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Publisher: | Heyday
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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When in the early 1870s historian Hubert Howe Bancroft sent interviewers out to gather oral histories from the pre-statehood gentry of California, he didn't count on one thing: the women. When the men weren't available, the interviewers collected the stories of the women of the-household-sometimes almost as an after-thought. These were eventually archived at the University of California, although many were all but forgotten.
When in the early 1870s historian Hubert Howe Bancroft sent interviewers out to gather oral histories from the pre-statehood gentry of California, he didn't count on one thing: the women. When the men weren't available, the interviewers collected the stories of the women of the-household-sometimes almost as an after-thought. These were eventually archived at the University of California, although many were all but forgotten.