The Magnificent Mountain Women: Adventures in the Colorado Rockies [Paperback]

Janet Robertson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1991

Since the Pikes Peak gold rush in the mid–nineteenth century, women have gone into the mountains of Colorado to hike, climb, ski, homestead, botanize, act as guides, practice medicine, and meet a variety of other challenges, whether for sport or for livelihood. Janet Robertson recounts their exploits in a lively, well-illustrated book that measures up to its title, The Magnificent Mountain Women. Arlene Blum provides a new introduction to this edition.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Since the 1850s, women have come to the Colorado mountains under their own steam. Robertson recounts the experiences of some of these independent, courageous women and their successes. Julia Archibald Holmes, a suffragist and the first woman on record to climb a Colorado mountain (Pikes Peak, 1858); Susan Anderson, a physician who tended the folks in Fraser Valley until she was 80 years old; and Coral Bowman, who started an American school of technical climbing, are among the mountain women included in the book. Robertson's superbly crafted book will introduce YA readers to the achievements of women that they perhaps never knew existed through a fascinating historic perspective. Climbers and skiers will enjoy stories of those who participated in a dangerous sport requiring much skill and courage. Highly recommended for regional history and women's history/achievement collections. --Carol P. Clark, R. E. Lee High School, Springfield, VA
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Review

"Janet Robertson, herself a climber and skier, has done remarkable research, culling anecdotes from letters, journals, and old newspapers, and bringing back to life more than sixty adventurous women who braved skepticism and hardship to experience the challenge and beauty of the Rockies."—Booklist

(Booklist )

"The use of . . . original source materials, together with the many photographs, lends a ringing authenticity to the book. Then, too, as author Robertson explains, it was time to write it. ''For the sad truth is that most of the women in this book are unknown or by now forgotten. I think it is an undeserved fate for such magnificent women. It’s time to set the record straight.'' And reading these fascinating stories, we can only agree."—Smithsonian

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Product Details

• Paperback: 220 pages
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press (August 1, 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0803289332
• ISBN-13: 978-0803289338
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,307,055 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is wonderful!, June 27, 1998

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Donna Metcalf (Jacksonville, Il USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Magnificent Mountain Women: Adventures in the Colorado Rockies (Paperback)

Read it before you go the the Rocky Mountains. Then have fun exploring the places that are described. These women are awesome and I would love to meet the author, Janet Robertson.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Undaunted Women, January 24, 2007

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Cecile du Large (College Station, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Magnificent Mountain Women: Adventures in the Colorado Rockies (Paperback)

I was given this book as a gift about ten years ago. I have camped and backpacked in the Colorado Rockies many times and loved reading about its early pioneer days. Each story is carefully researched and presented. Many of the women encountered harsh resistance as they tried to homestead or pursue their varied outdoor interests, but, the overall theme for the stories is how courageous and strong the women were. I loved this book and although, I give away most of the books I buy, this one I keep close at hand.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent Mtn Women, March 29, 2011

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This review is from: The Magnificent Mountain Women (Second Edition): Adventures in the Colorado Rockies (Paperback)

Book in very good condition, but arrived a couple of weeks later than expected. Was necessary to contact seller who was very cooperative & offered refund if book failed to show up.