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A woman of the century, Frances Minerva Nunnery (1898-1997) : her story in her own memorable voice as told to Cecil Dawkins /

In 1921 she escaped to New Mexico in a Model T Ford, settling in Albuquerque where, among other occupations, she worked as a chauffeur, bus driver, boarding house keeper, and nightclub singer. She never stopped working, living all over New Mexico as rancher, deputy sheriff, and real estate broker.&q...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nunnery, Frances Minerva, 1898-1997 (Author)
Other Authors: Dawkins, Cecil, 1927-2019 (Editor), Evans, Max, 1924-2020 (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, [2002]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Nunnery, Frances Minerva, > 1898-1997.
Women ranchers > New Mexico > Biography.
Ranch life > New Mexico.
New Mexico > Biography.
Femmes ranchers > Nouveau-Mexique > Biographies.
Vie au ranch > Nouveau-Mexique.
Nouveau-Mexique > Biographies.
Nunnery, Frances Minerva, > 1898-1997
Ranch life.
Women ranchers.
New Mexico.
Biography.
collective biographies.
Autobiographies.
Biographies.
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Summary:In 1921 she escaped to New Mexico in a Model T Ford, settling in Albuquerque where, among other occupations, she worked as a chauffeur, bus driver, boarding house keeper, and nightclub singer. She never stopped working, living all over New Mexico as rancher, deputy sheriff, and real estate broker."--Jacket.
Physical Description:xiii, 151 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
ISBN:0826328512
9780826328519