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- catalog abstract ""This riveting anthology tells the story of over 100 women spanning four centuries, from the lowliest kitchen skivvy to ambassadors' wives: emigrants who settled the wildernesses of the world in search of new and better lives. Many were lured abroad by the promise of work or fortune; some went because imperial duty called, while for others it was a most unfeminine lust for adventure that drew them away. But all faced challenges in their homes from home that were to test to the limit their spirits, their resourcefulness, even their survival."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11387211.
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Colonies Social conditions Sources.".
- catalog coverage "Great Britain Colonies Social life and customs Sources.".
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""This riveting anthology tells the story of over 100 women spanning four centuries, from the lowliest kitchen skivvy to ambassadors' wives: emigrants who settled the wildernesses of the world in search of new and better lives. Many were lured abroad by the promise of work or fortune; some went because imperial duty called, while for others it was a most unfeminine lust for adventure that drew them away. But all faced challenges in their homes from home that were to test to the limit their spirits, their resourcefulness, even their survival."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 173-174) and index.".
- catalog description "Taking Leave -- The Voyage Out -- First Impressions -- Settling In -- Spending the Day -- Matters Domestic -- Triumph and Delight -- Danger and Desperation -- Staying On.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 177 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0192880209 (paperback)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Colonies Social conditions Sources.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Colonies Social life and customs Sources.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain Colonies".
- catalog subject "305.4/0941 21".
- catalog subject "Frontier and pioneer life Great Britain Colonies Sources.".
- catalog subject "HQ1593 .P37 1999".
- catalog subject "Women pioneers Great Britain Colonies History Sources.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Taking Leave -- The Voyage Out -- First Impressions -- Settling In -- Spending the Day -- Matters Domestic -- Triumph and Delight -- Danger and Desperation -- Staying On.".
- catalog title "Parrot pie for breakfast : an anthology of women pioneers / selected by Jane Robinson.".
- catalog type "text".