Adams, Lavonne Jayne

Through the Glorieta Pass Lavonne J. Adams. - Long Beach, California Pearl Editions 2009 - xiii, 64 pages ; 22 cm.

"Winner of the 2007 Pearl Poetry Prize, selected by David Hernandez."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 62-64).

How the earth became bountiful (A Cheyenne tale) -- Susan Magoffin -- How humans became mortal -- On the far side of Tucumcari Butte -- Anna Maria Morris -- Jicarilla Apache, shaping clay -- Marian Sloan -- Apache -- Kate Kingsbury -- Barter -- Murphy wagons -- Marian Sloan, return to Missouri -- Sioux -- Julia Anna Archibald -- Comet -- Wind Tamer -- Ernestine Huning -- Yellow-haired Woman, Cheyenne -- Photography, after the nun's death -- Sister Blandina -- Notes -- Bibliography.

Poems about the experiences of women who traveled westward, taking part in establishing the Santa Fe Trail.



9781888219364 188821936X

2008934499


Women--Poetry.
Santa Fe National Historic Trail--Poetry.


Glorieta Pass (N.M.)--Poetry.
New Mexico--Glorieta Pass.



PS3601.D3776 / T57 2009

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