{"title":"Kim Bancroft","description":"\u003cp\u003eKim Bancroft’s work offers insightful explorations into personal and collective histories, delving deeply into the narratives that shape identity. Readers can expect \u003cem\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Memoir\u003c\/em\u003e that illuminate the nuances of lived experience with sensitivity and clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough titles like \u003cstrong\u003eWriting Themselves into History\u003c\/strong\u003e, Bancroft captures voices that challenge and enrich our understanding of the past, making her collection essential for those drawn to stories of self-discovery and historical reflection.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"writing-themselves-into-history-by-kim-bancroft-9781597145886","title":"Writing Themselves into History","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA window into the world of nineteenth-century California, from two women who experienced it firsthand.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn the early years of California's statehood, Emily Brist Ketchum Bancroft (1834–1869) and Matilda Coley Griffing Bancroft (1848–1910) had front-row seats to the unfolding of the Golden State's history. The first and second wives of historian extraordinaire Hubert Howe Bancroft, these two women were deeply engaged members of society and perceptive chroniclers of their times, and they left behind extensive records of their lives and work. \u003cem\u003eWriting Themselves into History\u003c\/em\u003e offers a rich immersion in nineteenth-century California, detailing Emily's and Matilda's experiences with public life, motherhood, and business against the backdrop of San Francisco's high society and the state's growth amidst the tumult of the American Civil War.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also highlights Matilda's significant involvement in Hubert Howe's trailblazing research on the history of the American West, including her work collecting oral histories from women members of the LDS Church, and her evocative descriptions of travels throughout the Pacific Northwest and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKim Bancroft's commentary offers historical context and highlights Emily's and Matilda's keen insights. She pays special attention to the two women's complex and nuanced portraits of gender, race, and class in the nineteenth-century West. This book is a valuable resource for American West and women's studies scholars, and for anyone with an interest in California's first decades as a state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47537511432428,"sku":"9781597145886","price":74.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9f84b1c2c9e5b4552e8216ded0bb1174.jpg?v=1776901042"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/kim-bancroft.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}