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An ordinary womanAn ordinary woman

An ordinary woman

A Dramatized Biography of Nancy Kelsey

Cecelia Holland

3.0(1)on Hardcover

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A fictionalized account of Nancy Kelsey, a lady adventurer whose petticoats served to make the Bear Flag, which led California to independence from Mexico. The novel describes her perilous journey west, accompanied by her husband and baby, and her participation in the rebellion.

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OL Work ID
OL474240W

Subjects

FictionFrontier and pioneer life in fictionOverland journeys to the Pacific in fictionFrontier and pioneer lifeKelsey, Nancy, in fictionWomen pioneersCalifornia in fictionOverland journeys to the PacificWomen pioneers in fictionWeststaatenSiedlungBelletristische DarstellungFiction, historical, generalWest (u.s.), fictionCalifornia, fiction

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