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Description
WILLA Literary Award Finalist in Creative
Nonfiction Finalist, Evans Handcart Award 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 8220aclever shot
with both rifle and shotgun,8221flouted gender
conventions to build guest ranches in Montana and
Arizona that attracted world-renowned
entertainers and artists.
Bennett8217sentrepreneurship, however, was not
a new family development. During the Civil War,
her widowed grandmother and her seven-year-old
daughter8212Benett8217smother8212se 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 to
build a new life in the Montana Territory.Burning
the Breeze is the story of three generations of
women and their intrepid efforts to succeed in
the American West. Excerpts from diaries,
letters, and scrapbooks, along with rare family
photos, help bring their vibrant personalities to
life.
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Burning the Breeze Three Generations of Women in
the American West