{"product_id":"undaunted-a-norwegian-woman-in-frontier-texas-volume-20-paperback","title":"Undaunted: A Norwegian Woman in Frontier Texas Volume 20 - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles H. Russell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElise Waerenskjold is known to fans of Texas women writers as \"the lady with the pen,\" from the title of a book of her writings. A forward-looking journalist, she sent letters and articles back to Norway that encouraged others to follow her footsteps to Texas, where a small colony of Norwegian settlers were making a new life alongside--but distinct from--other European immigrants. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eUndaunted\u003c\/i\u003e is the first full biography of Waerenskjold during her Texas years, a life story that shows much about Texas, especially in the Norwegian colonies, from 1847 until near the end of the century. Moreover, it tells the story of a strong and independent thinker who championed women's rights, was pro-Union and against slavery (though her husband was in the Confederate army and was subsequently murdered in Reconstruction-era violence), and left an intriguing body of writing about life on the edges of Texas settlement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Charles Russell's vivid account of Waerenskjold describes not only her influence among her countrymen but also her own life, which was a saga of considerable drama itself. It offers a clear and entertaining window onto immigrant life in Texas and the issues that shaped women's lives and elicited their talents in an earlier century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles H. Russell is a retired college dean and professor of history, with a Ph.D. from Columbia University. His interest in Waerenskjold, a Norwegian writer who immigrated to Texas in the mid-nineteenth century, is shared with his Norwegian wife, Inger, who has helped him translate Waerenskjold's writing as he has done the research for this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51748582621472,"sku":"9781623493493","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5ebd56eadfb5827b68429641e78709bd.webp?v=1779912014","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/undaunted-a-norwegian-woman-in-frontier-texas-volume-20-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}