The Bonnet Book Diary of an Orphan Train Hatmaker |
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Author:
| Menees Hardesty, Nancy |
ISBN: | 978-0-9977619-4-8 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2020 |
Publisher: | Solificatio
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $11.99 |
Book Description:
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Sent away on an orphan train at fourteen, smart and lovely Blanche Spencer lands in St. Louis, Missouri as a nursemaid, wearing rags and sleeping in a pantry. To rise above her servitude, she begins a self-education program. A trade booth at the 1904 World's Fair and a Cobden, Illinois apprenticeship launch her into a hat-making career, which she documents in a tiny diary, The Bonnet Book.An early example of self-determination and girl power, Blanche -now Bonnie-travels alone to the...
More DescriptionSent away on an orphan train at fourteen, smart and lovely Blanche Spencer lands in St. Louis, Missouri as a nursemaid, wearing rags and sleeping in a pantry. To rise above her servitude, she begins a self-education program. A trade booth at the 1904 World's Fair and a Cobden, Illinois apprenticeship launch her into a hat-making career, which she documents in a tiny diary, The Bonnet Book.An early example of self-determination and girl power, Blanche -now Bonnie-travels alone to the Wild West, where she's presented with the chance of a lifetime and the possibility of love-both rife with challenges that test her drive, purpose in life, and sense of self.The Bonnet Book diary and other historical items in the novel are real-life touchstones in this gripping, inspiring story based on the life of the author's grandmother.