Elsie - Adventuresof an Arizona Schoolteacher 1913-1916

by Barbara Anne Waite and Xio Axelrod

Book Overview

IN 1912, the first year of Arizona's statehood, rural Verde Valley was home to enterprising ranchers and farmers who raised cattle, crops ─ and children. These children needed a school. So just as they mail-ordered supplies from the Sears catalog, the community mail-ordered a teacher. ELSIE HAYES, a college graduate, came from a world of concerts and literary clubs. The teacher's tiny shack in Cornville was a far cry from her family's lovely...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0983945209
• ISBN13: 9780983945208
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Palomar Mountain Bookworks
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Couldn't put it down!

I loved this book. As a 6th generation Arizonan, I have always found a deep interest in learning more about Arizona's past and the people who called this place home. Finding this book was a treat! I can't wait to make a visit to some of the places Elsie mentions in her diary and see them in a new light. I will definitely be ordering the second book :)