{"product_id":"burning-the-breeze-9781496227928","title":"Burning the Breeze","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWILLA Literary Award Finalist in Creative Nonfiction\u003cbr\u003e Finalist, Evans Handcart Award\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In the middle of the Great Depression, Montana native Julia Bennett arrived in New York City with no money and an audacious business plan: to identify and visit easterners who could afford to spend their summers at her brand new dude ranch near Ennis, Montana. Julia, a big-game hunter whom friends described as “a clever shot with both rifle and shotgun,” flouted gender conventions to build guest ranches in Montana and Arizona that attracted world-renowned entertainers and artists.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Bennett’s entrepreneurship, however, was not a new family development. During the Civil War, her widowed grandmother and her seven-year-old daughter—Bennett’s mother—set out from Missouri on a ten-month journey with little more than a yoke of oxen, a covered wagon, and the clothes on their backs. They faced countless heartbreaks and obstacles as they struggled t\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Women's history buffs will find plenty of drama and adventure in this thoroughly researched account of how one family's 'spirit of resilience' helped form the character of the American West.\"—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is an outstanding tribute to three strong, assured, and fearless women battling long odds to survive and thrive in the West.\"—Robert Clark, \u003ci\u003eRoundup Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent read, well researched, this book will have broad appeal to academics and lay persons alike.\"—Dee Garceau, \u003ci\u003eUtah Historical Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Using family journals, correspondence, and photographs, \u003ci\u003eBurning the Breeze\u003c\/i\u003e explores the story of three generations of intrepid women in rich and engrossing detail.\"—\u003ci\u003eMissouri Historical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The novel-like feel, inclusive detail, and supplementary photographs make this book an enjoyable read.\"—Stephanie M. P. Aulner, \u003ci\u003eSouth Dakota History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] remarkable blend of history and biography. There’s a Ken Burns or Willa Cather–like feel of both intimacy and sweep to the storytelling, and a touch of the heroic. When I finished reading, I felt not only as though I knew these women (and was inspired by them) but that I had a deeper understanding of American history.”—Susan Neville, author of \u003ci\u003eFabrication: Essays on Making Things\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Only enormously gifted women could have won the contest between financial disaster and hard-earned success. This book is a wonderful read. You won’t be saddle sore, but you will be thrilled by the ride.”—Pierce C. Mullen, professor emeritus of history at Montana State University\u003cbr\u003e“Julia Bennett sure did ‘burn the breeze’ as she rode at full speed though a long life. . . . [Hendrickson] vividly portrays the ups and downs of a remarkable woman, sprinkled with a dash of scandal.”—James H. Madison, professor emeritus of history at Indiana University\u003cbr\u003e“Hendrickson meticulously fleshes out the larger-than-life Bennett, a woman who overcomes financial woes to set up and operate early dude ranches, catering to elite and monied early twentieth-century blue-blood Americans seeking diversion and adventure in the West.”—Betsy Gaines Quammen, author of \u003ci\u003eAmerican Zion: Cliven Bundy, God, and Public Lands in the West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Perilous Journey\u003cbr\u003e Part II. A Woman’s Place\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Selling the West\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Afterword by James E. Pepper\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409236697431,"sku":"9781496227928","price":16.14,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496227928.jpg?v=1730506085","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/burning-the-breeze-9781496227928","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}