{"product_id":"the-magnificent-mountain-women-9780803289956","title":"The Magnificent Mountain Women","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince 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. This book recounts their exploits.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“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.”—\u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405288939863,"sku":"9780803289956","price":12.34,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803289956.jpg?v=1730489498","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-magnificent-mountain-women-9780803289956","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}