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Mabel Dodge Luhan : new woman, new worlds

Author: Lois Palken Rudnick
Publisher: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, ©1984.
Edition/Format:   Book : Biography : State or province government publication : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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This fascinating biography reveals a complex and talented woman who tried to influence the course of American history and in so doing captured the imaginations of writers and artists seeking to come to terms with their visions of the twentieth century. Luhan's life is the story of America's emergence from the Victorian age, and, in particular, the story of the conflicts that American women experienced in their  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Rudnick, Lois Palken, 1944-
Mabel Dodge Luhan.
Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c1984
(OCoLC)557646430
Named Person: Mabel Dodge Luhan; Mabel Dodge Luhan
Material Type: Biography, Government publication, State or province government publication
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Lois Palken Rudnick
ISBN: 0826307639 9780826307637 9780826309952 082630995X
OCLC Number: 10751374
Notes: Includes index.
Description: xvi, 384 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Contents: Background (1879-1905) --
European experiences (1905-1912) --
Movers and shakers (1912-1915) --
Art, nature, and mind-cure (1915-1917) --
Edge of Taos Desert (1917-1926) --
Sybil, the Phoenix, and the queen bee : the Luhans and the Lawrences --
The other side of paradise (1926-1929) --
Intimate memories (1930-1940) --
Epilogue (1940-1962).
Responsibility: Lois Palken Rudnick.

Abstract:

This fascinating biography reveals a complex and talented woman who tried to influence the course of American history and in so doing captured the imaginations of writers and artists seeking to come to terms with their visions of the twentieth century. Luhan's life is the story of America's emergence from the Victorian age, and, in particular, the story of the conflicts that American women experienced in their struggle to become movers and shakers. Both as a woman and as a legend, Mabel Dodge Luhan embodies the cultural forces that have shaped modern America. - Back cover.

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