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Author: Carla Williams Publisher: University of Alaska Press ISBN: 1602233551 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 200
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Subzero temperatures, whiteout blizzards, and even the lack of restrooms didn’t deter them. Nor did sneers, harassment, and threats. Wildcat Women is the first book to document the life and labor of pioneering women in the oil fields of Alaska’s North Slope. It profiles fourteen women who worked in the fields, telling a little-known history of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. These trailblazers conquered their fears to face hazardous working and living conditions, performing and excelling at “a man’s job in a man’s world.” They faced down challenges on and off the job: they drove buses over ice roads through snowstorms; wrestled with massive pipes; and operated dangerous valves that put their lives literally in their hands; they also fought union hall red tape, challenged discriminatory practices, and fought for equal pay—and sometimes won. The women talk about the roads that brought them to this unusual career, where they often gave up comfort and convenience and felt isolated and alienated. They also tell of the lifelong friendships and sense of family that bonded these unlikely wildcats. The physical and emotional hardship detailed in these stories exemplifies their courage, tenacity, resilience, and leadership, and shows how their fight for recognition and respect benefited woman workers everywhere.
Author: Carla Williams Publisher: University of Alaska Press ISBN: 1602233551 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 200
Book Description
Subzero temperatures, whiteout blizzards, and even the lack of restrooms didn’t deter them. Nor did sneers, harassment, and threats. Wildcat Women is the first book to document the life and labor of pioneering women in the oil fields of Alaska’s North Slope. It profiles fourteen women who worked in the fields, telling a little-known history of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. These trailblazers conquered their fears to face hazardous working and living conditions, performing and excelling at “a man’s job in a man’s world.” They faced down challenges on and off the job: they drove buses over ice roads through snowstorms; wrestled with massive pipes; and operated dangerous valves that put their lives literally in their hands; they also fought union hall red tape, challenged discriminatory practices, and fought for equal pay—and sometimes won. The women talk about the roads that brought them to this unusual career, where they often gave up comfort and convenience and felt isolated and alienated. They also tell of the lifelong friendships and sense of family that bonded these unlikely wildcats. The physical and emotional hardship detailed in these stories exemplifies their courage, tenacity, resilience, and leadership, and shows how their fight for recognition and respect benefited woman workers everywhere.
Author: Carla Williams Publisher: University of Alaska Press ISBN: 1602233543 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 273
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Subzero temperatures, whiteout blizzards, and even the lack of restrooms didn’t deter them. Nor did sneers, harassment, and threats. Wildcat Women is the first book to document the life and labor of pioneering women in the oil fields of Alaska’s North Slope. It profiles fourteen women who worked in the fields, telling a little-known history of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. These trailblazers conquered their fears to face hazardous working and living conditions, performing and excelling at “a man’s job in a man’s world.” They faced down challenges on and off the job: they drove buses over ice roads through snowstorms; wrestled with massive pipes; and operated dangerous valves that put their lives literally in their hands; they also fought union hall red tape, challenged discriminatory practices, and fought for equal pay—and sometimes won. The women talk about the roads that brought them to this unusual career, where they often gave up comfort and convenience and felt isolated and alienated. They also tell of the lifelong friendships and sense of family that bonded these unlikely wildcats. The physical and emotional hardship detailed in these stories exemplifies their courage, tenacity, resilience, and leadership, and shows how their fight for recognition and respect benefited woman workers everywhere.
Author: John Boessenecker Publisher: Harlequin ISBN: 0369705815 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 325
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A True West magazine Best Book of 2021, a nominee for the MPIBA Annual Reading the West Book Award, and a Top Pick in the Annual Southwest Books of the Year by Pima County Public Library “[A] true-life adventure saga about the female outlaw who robbed a stagecoach at gunpoint in Arizona in 1899.” –New York Times Book Review The little-known story of Pearl Hart, the most famous female bandit in the American West. On May 30, 1899, history was made when Pearl Hart, disguised as a man, held up a stagecoach in Arizona and robbed the passengers at gunpoint. A manhunt ensued as word of her heist spread, and Pearl Hart went on to become a media sensation and the most notorious female outlaw on the Western frontier. Her early life, family and fate after her later release from prison have long remained a mystery to scholars and historians—until now. Drawing on groundbreaking research into territorial records and genealogical data, ’s is the first book to uncover the enigma of Pearl Hart. Hailed by many as “The Bandit Queen,” her epic life of crime and legacy as a female trailblazer provide a crucial lens into the lives of the rare women who made their mark in the American West.
Author: Sharon Ihle Publisher: ePublishing Works! ISBN: 1614171726 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 271
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eBook newly edited and revised. While searching for her sister, Ann Marie Cannary discovers a crude mining town, a run-down cabin, and a fiercely independent creature known as Calamity Jane. No sooner does Annie step through the door than she's swept into a brawl and thrust into the arms of the most heartstopping man she’s ever seen—Lucky Luke McCanles, notorious gunman and gambler. To Luke, Annie looks as sweet as sugar candy. Betting against all the odds, he decides to play a gentleman’s hand to win her. Then he wakes up to find himself in Annie’s bed—married to her. Now Annie will prove that a man can run, and a man can hide, but he can't escape when he’s lost his heart to a... WILDCAT. REVIEWS: "Sharon Ihle succeeds in bringing the vibrant color and unbridled passion of the west to full-blooded life [in Wildcat]... A love story that rings with exuberance, reality, and triumph." ~Romantic Times "A tender love story... passionate and strong-willed." ~Rendezvous THE WILD WOMEN, in series order: Untamed Wildcat Wild Rose Wild Hearts
Author: Amelia Morris Publisher: ISBN: 1250809223 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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Wildcat is an uproariously funny, surprisingly touching story of one woman’s journey through motherhood and female friendship, in a society that plays fast and loose with information. New mother, aspiring writer, and former shopgirl Leanne has lost her way. As she struggles with both her grief and the haze of motherhood, it also becomes clear that her best friend, the default queen of East Side Los Angeles, Regina Mark, might not actually be a friend at all. As Leanne begins to investigate and undermine Regina, she also strikes up an unexpected friendship with the lauded writer Maxine Hunter. Feeling frustrated and invisible next to Regina’s wealth and social standing, Leanne seeks security wherever she can find it, whether that’s by researching whether she should vaccinate her son, in listening to the messages she thinks her father is sending from beyond the grave, or in holding her own against a petulant student in her creative writing class. Most of all, however, she looks for it within Maxine, who offers Leanne something new. With a keen eye for the trappings of privilege, class, and the performative nature of contemporary domestic life, Amelia Morris’s tender and wicked debut shows us a woman who bucks against the narrative she’s been fed, only to find power in herself and the truth that emerges.
Author: Siobhan Vivian Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ISBN: 1534439900 Category : Young Adult Fiction Languages : en Pages : 368
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A toxic coach finds himself outplayed by the high school girls on his team in this deeply suspenseful novel, which unspools over twenty-four hours through six diverse perspectives. Tomorrow, the Wildcat varsity field hockey squad will play the first game of their new season. But at tonight’s team sleepover, the girls are all about forging the bonds of trust, loyalty, and friendship necessary to win. Everything hinges on the midnight initiation ceremony—a beloved tradition and the only facet of being a Wildcat that the girls control. Until now. Coach—a handsome former college player revered and feared in equal measure—changes the plan and spins his team on a new adventure. One where they take a rival team’s mascot for a joyride, crash a party in their pajamas, break into the high school for the perfect picture. But as the girls slip out of their comfort zone, so do some long-held secrets. And just how far they’re willing to go for their team takes them all—especially Coach—by surprise. A testament to the strength and resilience of modern teenage girls, We Are the Wildcats will have readers cheering.
Author: Cheryl Brooks Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. ISBN: 1402251734 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 384
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Praise for Virgin: "Ms. Brooks delivers romance and page-turning events that entertain and amaze."—Long and Short Erotic Romance Reviews Only One Woman Can Tame Him When horse breeder Sara Shield encounters Jerden Morokovitz riding naked and bareback, she's stunned by the magnificence of both man and stallion. But Sara came to Terra Minor hoping to get away from all the men. If She Can Give Up Her Fear... The murder of Jerden's lover by a deranged woman has left this former star attraction of the Zetithian Palace brothel shattered in mind and body. Jerden is sure that Sara can heal his anguish—but not unless he can find the key to her heart. Praise for Stud: "Wildly imaginative, highly entertaining, and sure to become a classic."—Star-Crossed Romance "A heart-stopping adventure and a very sensual romance...Readers will once again be swept away."—Debbie's Book Bag "I again am left breathless and wanting more."—Seriously Reviewed
Author: Helen Knode Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0151004293 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 325
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A nomad writer is roughing it on a wildcat drilling operation in a meth-ridden former boom town in California. She suspects foul play after a co-worker is killed, but will she be the next victim?
Author: Publisher: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation ISBN: 9780881880557 Category : Music Languages : en Pages : 0
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(Vocal Score). Vocal score from the Cy Coleman Broadway musical with 15 songs: Dancing on My Tippy Tippy Toes * Give a Little Whistle and I'll Be There * Hey, Look Me Over * One Day We Dance * What Takes My Fancy * You're a Liar * and more.
Author: Carla Williams
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