{"product_id":"grace-and-grit-motorcycle-dispatches-of-early-20th-century-women-9781933926407","title":"Grace and Grit: Motorcycle Dispatches of Early 20th Century Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 1910-1916, women such as Blanche Stuart Scott, Della Crewe, Effie and Avis\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Hotchkiss, Adeline and Augusta Van Buren, Rachel Foster Avery and other daring\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e adventurers were not deterred from pursuing and achieving their dreams of traveling \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eacross America and exploring the world around them in spite of daunting physical and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esocial road blocks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy car, plane, and motorcycles they did what few others dared, and accomplished feats \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworthy of story telling a century later. In a world very different from our paved and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epampered world today, large portions of the planet were still unexplored and even the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esettled places were predominantly rural and undeveloped. Explorers still made headlines \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eby going where no person had ever gone before. It was an especially remarkable period \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eof history for those women whose stories are told in this book; young women who held the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003edream, fortified their courage, endured pain, lost hope, found hope and met their goals. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeing the first to accomplish an exploratory feat was difficult enough for men who enjoyed \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe support of society at large, but for these women the feat was tougher, longer, harder, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebut history making.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is the first to tell the stories of several of these women in the detail and context \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enecessary to truly appreciate their deeds. Considering their accomplishments within the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erealities and conditions of an early twentieth-century America-the great frontier period - we \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emarvel at the human spirit's irrepressible force to explore, create, and push back boundaries \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat limit the human experience. Hats off to these women's grace and true grit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William M. Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William M. Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.8lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781933926407","brand":"William M. Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45089740816521,"sku":"9781933926407","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_df19e089-d1b3-499e-a8b1-19a3af3ab3c5.jpg?v=1766477081","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/grace-and-grit-motorcycle-dispatches-of-early-20th-century-women-9781933926407","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}