Bibliograph

Women explorers, perils, pistols, and petticoats, Julie Cummins ; illustrated by Cheryl Harness

Type

Label

Women explorers, perils, pistols, and petticoats, Julie Cummins ; illustrated by Cheryl Harness

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 48)

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Women explorers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

727126768

Responsibility statement

Julie Cummins ; illustrated by Cheryl Harness

Sub title

perils, pistols, and petticoats

Summary

Introduces inspiring women whose passions for exploration made them push the boundaries, including Nellie Cashman, Annie Smith Peck, and Delia Julia Denning Akeley

Table Of Contents

Louise Arner Boyd (1887-1972 : from parties to polar bears -- Nellie Cashman (1850-1925) : go west, young lady -- Ynes Mexia (1870-1938) : going green -- Lucy Evelyn Cheesman (1881-1969) : a bug up her sleeve -- Annie Smith Peck (1850-1935) : how high can you climb? -- Alexandrine Tinn ̌(1835-1869) : mystery of the Nile -- Delia Julia Denning Akeley (1875-1970) : Africa, from dawn to tusk -- Violet Cressy-Marcks (1890-1970) : "shrinking violet?" -- not this lady! -- Freya Stark (1893-1993) : Arabian nights and days -- Daisy Bates (1863-1951) : walk on the wild side

Target audience

juvenile

Classification