Marietta Wetherill (Magill Book Reviews)
At a glance:
- Author: Kathryn Gabriel
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Western History/Women’s Studies
- Genres: Nonfiction, Women’s literature, History
From her childhood with her Quaker parents, to her seemingly practical marriage to Mr. Wetherill (she never called him Richard), to her two encounters with Geronimo, and her daily, sometimes wrenching, sometimes joyous life living beside the Navajos, Marietta Wetherill is a feisty and compassionate heroine. Marrying a man much older than herself, she supports his wanderings and excavations until his death. She does not pursue the political ramifications of Richard Wetherill’s murder at the hands of a Navajo; instead, she continues to live among them, to be their friends, while...
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