{"product_id":"a-name-of-her-own-paperback","title":"A Name of Her Own - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Kirkpatrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the life of Marie Dorion, the first mother to cross the Rocky Mountains and remain in the Northwest, \u003ci\u003eA Name of Her Own\u003c\/i\u003e is the fictionalized adventure account of a real woman's fight to settle in a new landscape, survive in a nation at war, protect her sons and raise them well and, despite an abusive, alcoholic husband, keep her marriage together. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith two rambunctious young sons to raise, Marie Dorion refuses to be left behind in St. Louis when her husband heads West with the Wilson Hunt Astoria expedition of 1811. Faced with hostile landscapes, an untried expedition leader, and her volatile husband, Marie finds that the daring act she hoped would bind her family together may in the end tear them apart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the journey, Marie meets up with the famous Lewis and Clark interpreter, Sacagawea. Both are Indian women married to mixed-blood men of French Canadian and Indian descent, both are pregnant, both traveled with expeditions led by white men, and both are raising sons in a white world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, the women forge a friendship that will strengthen and uphold Marie long after they part, even as she faces the greatest crisis of her life, and as she fights for her family's very survival with the courage and gritty determination that can only be fueled by a mother's love.\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBased on the life of Marie Dorion, the first mother to cross the Rocky Mountains and remain in the Northwest, \"A Name of Her Own is the fictionalized adventure account of a real woman's fight to settle in a new landscape, survive in a nation at war, protect her sons and raise them well and, despite an abusive, alcoholic husband, keep her marriage together. \u003cbr\u003eWith two rambunctious young sons to raise, Marie Dorion refuses to be left behind in St. Louis when her husband heads West with the Wilson Hunt Astoria expedition of 1811. Faced with hostile landscapes, an untried expedition leader, and her volatile husband, Marie finds that the daring act she hoped would bind her family together may in the end tear them apart. \u003cbr\u003eOn the journey, Marie meets up with the famous Lewis and Clark interpreter, Sacagawea. Both are Indian women married to mixed-blood men of French Canadian and Indian descent, both are pregnant, both traveled with expeditions led by white men, and both are raising sons in a white world. \u003cbr\u003eTogether, the women forge a friendship that will strengthen and uphold Marie long after they part, even as she faces the greatest crisis of her life, and as she fights for her family's very survival with the courage and gritty determination that can only be fueled by a mother's love.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Kirkpatrick\u003c\/b\u003e is the\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003ebest-selling author of two non-fiction books and seven novels, including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eA Sweetness to the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e and the acclaimed Kinship and Courage series: \u003ci\u003eAll Together in One Place, No Eye Can See, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhat Once We Loved. \u003c\/i\u003eShe and her husband Jerry ranch 160 acres in Eastern Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oregon Book Awards (2003)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771393605920,"sku":"9781578564996","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/aa14a06c126132f09dda084a3992c745.webp?v=1780385975","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-name-of-her-own-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}