Hearts of Fire : Great Women of American Lore and Legend

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	Hearts of Fire : Great Women of American Lore and Legend
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Most Americans can reel off a handful of female national folk heroes from the history books, but the list ends far too soon. In this wonderfully rich compilation, Kemp Battle weaves together folk tales, diaries, letters, memoirs, and stories recording moments in the lives of heroines large and small. Tucked alongside Amelia Earhart and Billie Holiday, there's exasperated Aunt Weed who writes a threatening letter to the rats invading her home and young Kate Shelley who runs through a howling storm to save two trains from a washed-out bridge. More than 100 women raise their voices here, illuminating tiny corners of America at many points in time.