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BOOK REVIEWS W h e n M o n tan a an d I W e re Y o u n g: A Fr o n t ie r C h ild h o o d . B y M a r g a r e t B e ll. E d it e d b y M a r y C l e a r m a n B le w . L i n c o l n : U n i v e r s i t y o f N e b r a s k a P r e ss, 2 0 0 2 . 2 5 0 p a g e s, $ 2 4 .9 5 . W rit in g H e r O w n L if e : Im o ge n e W e lch , W e st e rn R u r a l S c h o o lt e ac h e r . B y M a r y C l e a r m a n B le w a n d I m o g e n e W e lc h . N o r m a n : U n i v e r si t y o f O k la h o m a P r e ss, 2 0 0 4 . 2 8 8 p a g e s, $ 2 9 .9 5 . Review ed by Evelyn I. Fu n d a U t a h S t a t e U n iv e r sit y , L o g a n W it h p r e v io u s p u b lic a t io n o f h e r m e m o ir s, e ssay s, a n d e d it e d w o r k s, M a r y C le a r m a n B le w is a lr e a d y w e ll k n o w n fo r im p o r t a n t c o n t r ib u t io n s in t h e a r e a o f w e st e r n w o m e n ’s life w r it in g, a n d t h e W e st e r n L it e r a t u r e A sso c ia t io n a c k n o w l­ e d g e d t h e sig n ific a n c e o f B le w ’s w o r k b y p r e se n t in g h e r w it h a D ist in g u ish e d A c h ie v e m e n t A w a r d in 2 0 0 4 . H e r t w o m o st r e c e n t p u b lic a t io n s, u n d e r r e v ie w h e r e , e x t e n d t h a t w o r k in c o m p e llin g w ay s a n d so lid ify h e r r e p u t a t io n a s o n e o f t h e W e st ’s m o st im p o r t a n t c o n t e m p o r a r y w o m e n w r ite r s. W it h t h e se w o r k s, B le w h a s b e g u n t o in c r e a sin g ly c o n sid e r t h e b o u n d a r ie s o f a u t o /b io g r a p h y in St e p h a n ie B a c o n . T...

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