ISBN: 9780253338464

Carry A. NationRetelling the Life Fran Grace The story of one of America's most notorious and misunderstood women. Carry Nation was 54 when she "smashed" her first saloon,… Mehr…

Carry A. NationRetelling the Life Fran Grace The story of one of America's most notorious and misunderstood women. Carry Nation was 54 when she "smashed" her first saloon, but her life before she started her infamous hatchet crusade has been little known until now. In this first scholarly biography of Nation, Fran Grace unfolds a story that often contrasts with the image of Nation as "Crazy Carry," a bellicose, blue-nosed, man-hating killjoy. Using newly available archival materials and placing Nation in her various historical and cultural contexts, Grace "retells" the crusader's tumultuous life. Brought up in antebellum Kentucky, Nation lived through the devastation of the Civil War and endured a failed marriage to an alcoholic physician. In her early 20s, a single mother and a destitute widow, she experienced a spiritual crisis. Her second marriage, to a much-older David Nation, grew strained under the failure of their Texas farm, her exploration into Holiness religion, and her attempts to work outside the home. When the couple moved to Kansas, Nation's disappointments translated into an agenda for social reform. Frustrated by the rampant violations of the state's prohibition law and empowered by a sense of divine mission, Nation responded with rocks, crowbars, and hatchets. Though much of her last two decades was spent on stage or in jail and in battles with other family members over the future of her unstable adult daughter, she edited two newspapers and founded several homes for abused and needy women. This complexly woven and delightfully written biography adds depth to the popular image of Carry Nation, situating her at the center of major cultural currents in her time. Fran Grace is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Redlands. Religion in North AmericaCatherine L. Albanese and Stephen J. Stein, editors May 2001400 pages, 57 b& w photos, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4, bibl., index, append.cloth 0-253-33846-8 $35.00 s / 26.50 Carry A. Nation: Retelling the Life Grace, Fran, Indiana University Press<

ISBN: 9780253338464

Carry A. NationRetelling the LifeFran GraceThe story of one of America's most notorious and misunderstood women.Carry Nation was 54 when she "smashed" her first saloon, but her life befor… Mehr…

Carry A. NationRetelling the LifeFran GraceThe story of one of America's most notorious and misunderstood women.Carry Nation was 54 when she "smashed" her first saloon, but her life before she started her infamous hatchet crusade has been little known until now. In this first scholarly biography of Nation, Fran Grace unfolds a story that often contrasts with the image of Nation as "Crazy Carry," a bellicose, blue-nosed, man-hating killjoy. Using newly available archival materials and placing Nation in her various historical and cultural contexts, Grace "retells" the crusader's tumultuous life. Brought up in antebellum Kentucky, Nation lived through the devastation of the Civil War and endured a failed marriage to an alcoholic physician. In her early 20s, a single mother and a destitute widow, she experienced a spiritual crisis. Her second marriage, to a much-older David Nation, grew strained under the failure of their Texas farm, her exploration into Holiness religion, and her attempts to work outside the home. When the couple moved to Kansas, Nation's disappointments translated into an agenda for social reform. Frustrated by the rampant violations of the state's prohibition law and empowered by a sense of divine mission, Nation responded with rocks, crowbars, and hatchets. Though much of her last two decades was spent on stage or in jail and in battles with other family members over the future of her unstable adult daughter, she edited two newspapers and founded several homes for abused and needy women. This complexly woven and delightfully written biography adds depth to the popular image of Carry Nation, situating her at the center of major cultural currents in her time.Fran Grace is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Redlands.Religion in North AmericaCatherine L. Albanese and Stephen J. Stein, editorsMay 2001400 pages, 57 b& w photos, 6 1/8 x 9 1/4, bibl., index, append.cloth 0-253-33846-8 $35.00 s / 26.50 Media > Book, [PU: Indiana University Press]<

2001, ISBN: 0253338468

[EAN: 9780253338464], Used, good, [PU: Indiana University Press], History|United States|20th Century, Biography & Autobiography|General, Biography & Autobiography|Historical, Biography & … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780253338464], Used, good, [PU: Indiana University Press], History|United States|20th Century, Biography & Autobiography|General, Biography & Autobiography|Historical, Biography & Autobiography|Political, Biography & Autobiography|Religious, Social Science|Sociology|General, Social Science|Sociology of Religion, Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.<

2001, ISBN: 0253338468

[EAN: 9780253338464], Used, good, [PU: Indiana University Press], History|United States|20th Century, Biography & Autobiography|General, Biography & Autobiography|Historical, Biography & … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780253338464], Used, good, [PU: Indiana University Press], History|United States|20th Century, Biography & Autobiography|General, Biography & Autobiography|Historical, Biography & Autobiography|Political, Biography & Autobiography|Religious, Social Science|Sociology|General, Social Science|Sociology of Religion, Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside.<

ISBN: 9780253338464

Indiana University Press. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possi… Mehr…

Indiana University Press. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, that’ll have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Indiana University Press<