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The American Girls

How Naughty Daughters of the Industrial Age Sparked a Revolution

von Tom Zolper

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As the sun sets on the 19th century, modern America is being born. The industrial age has created new wealth, concentrated mostly in the hands of the factory owners. But all Americans want a piece. A small band of women sets off to stake a claim. They are daughters of immigrant shop owners and steel workers. They go west. Far west. Beyond even the Klondike and its gold rush. They chase the receding frontier border to the treaty ports of Shanghai and Hong Kong, and to the boom towns of Manchuria and Russia. They are known simply as “American Girls.” For the author, this little-known chapter of American history is personal. His own great grandmother was one of the female adventurers in the Far East.
Eigenschaften und Details
  • Hauptkategorie: Biografien & Erinnerungen
  • Projektoption: 15×23 cm
    Seitenanzahl: 298
  • ISBN
    • Softcover: 9780368438745
  • Veröffentlichungsdatum: März 16, 2019
  • Sprache English
  • Schlüsselwörter prostitution, shanghai, port arthur, vladivostok
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Tom Zolper
Vermont

As a former newspaper reporter for 17 years for The Record of Hackensack, the Asbury Park Press and other publications, I like real-life stories. As a philosopher at heart, I like stories that illuminate a part of the deep mystery of life. I've come to believe, even to see, that enlightening, real-life stories are all around us. After journalism, I taught middle school children for six years, then became a senior writer for The Chesapeake Bay Foundation and Catholic Relief Services. In addition to this book, I also wrote a non-fiction account of the life of American playwright Austin Strong and his wife Mary. This story is available at lsbtheinsidestory.org. My permanent address is in southern Vermont, but I currently spend considerable time in Germany with my partner. I am retired.

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