{"product_id":"open-range-the-life-of-agnes-morley-cleveland-9780806141176","title":"Open Range: The Life of Agnes Morley Cleveland","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgnes Morley Cleaveland found lasting fame after publishing her memoir, \u003cem\u003eNo Life for a Lady\u003c\/em\u003e, in 1941. Her account of growing up on a cattle ranch in west-central New Mexico captivated readers from coast to coast, and it remains in print to this day. In her book, Cleaveland memorably portrayed herself and other ranchwomen as capable workers and independent thinkers. Her life, however, was not limited to the ranch. In \u003cem\u003eOpen Range, \u003c\/em\u003eDarlis A. Miller expands our understanding of Cleaveland's significance, showing how a young girl who was a fearless risk-taker grew up to be a prolific author and well-known social activist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing a hardscrabble childhood in remote regions of northern and central New Mexico, and then many years of rigorous education, Agnes Morley married Newton Cleaveland in 1899. The couple took up primary residence in Berkeley, California, where Agnes lived another kind of life as clubwoman and activist. Yet Agnes's ranch in the Datil Mountains always drew her back to New Mexico and provided the raw material for her writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeen as a whole, Cleaveland's life story spans the years from territorial New Mexico to the Cold War, includes the raising of her four children and interactions with a wide range of national and regional characters, and provides insight into such aspects of western culture as railroads, cattle, and tourism. Her biography is a case study in the roles that wealthy and well-educated women played during the first half of the twentieth century in both domestic and political spheres and will intrigue anyone familiar with the writings of this multifaceted woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiller, Darlis A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDarlis A. Miller\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of numerous books on the Southwest, including \u003cem\u003eSoldiers and Settlers, Captain Jack Crawford, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eAbove \u003c\/em\u003ea \u003cem\u003eCommon\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eSoldier, \u003c\/em\u003eabout Frank and Mary Clarke. She is Professor Emerita in the History Department at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328521703698,"sku":"9780806141176","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fe8025c8-761d-43d5-ac1d-f84948b85827.jpg?v=1727743218","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/open-range-the-life-of-agnes-morley-cleveland-9780806141176","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}