As A Farm Woman Thinks. Life And Land On The Texas High Plains, 1890-1960

SPIKES, NELLIE WITT [EDITED BY GEOFF CUNFER] [PLAINSWORD BY SANDRA SCOFIELD]

Publication: Texas Tech University Press, 2010, Lubbock

First edition. 8vo. Two-tone quarter cloth and decorated boards, decorations and titles in copper colored gilt, xxi [blank], 265 pp., acknowledgments, plainsword, introduction, double column, illustrated mostly from photographs, portraits, maps, conclusion, further reading, index. Author describes her life on the High Plains, reminiscing about pioneer settlement, farm and small-town culture, women’s work, and the natural history of the flatlands and canyons. A bit of light pencil underlining to a few areas, else a fine copy in dust jacket with light wear to the foot of spine and bottom front corner.

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