O my America! : six women and their second acts in a new world
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
Format
Book
ISBN
9780374298814 (hardcover), 0374298815 (hardcover)
Status
Joslin Memorial Library - Adult Non-Fiction
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.
Physical Desc
xvii, 281 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9780374298814 (hardcover), 0374298815 (hardcover)

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"Originally published, in somewhat different form, in 2013 by Jonathan Cape, Great Britain, as O my America! : second acts in a New World"--T.p. verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
Traces the steps of six women--author Fanny Trollope, actress Fanny Kemble, economist Harriet Martineau, homesteader Rebecca Burlend, traveler Isabella Bird ,and novelist Catherine Hubback--who came to America in the nineteenth century to start new lives.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Wheeler, S. (2013). O my America!: six women and their second acts in a new world (First American edition.). Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wheeler, Sara. 2013. O My America!: Six Women and Their Second Acts in a New World. Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Wheeler, Sara. O My America!: Six Women and Their Second Acts in a New World Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Wheeler, Sara. O My America!: Six Women and Their Second Acts in a New World First American edition., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013.

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