Sneaky Book for Boys by Cy Tymony
Leoti L. West (1851-1933) had longed for the opportunity to be west and grow up with the country. In 1878, at the age of twenty-seven, West left her Iowa home to teach at a new school in Washington Territory. Undertaking the two-week journey alone, the young teacher arrived in a Northwest that was still very much a pioneer territory. The school that West opened was one of the first in the area and soon attracted students from all over the Northwest. By the end of West's first term, her original class of seventeen had grown to nearly one hundred students housed in a small schoolroom. In 1881 the school was officially named the Colfax Academy. West taught in Washington for more than fifty years and influenced thousands of graduates. West's reminiscences first appeared in the Spokesman-Review as a series of pioneer sketches that were later collected and published as The Wide Northwest. Her memoir of her adventures details not only an impressive teaching career but also the pioneer experience of a woman in the late nineteenth century. Brenda K. Jackson's introduction for this Bison Books edition provides insight into the experience of female educators during the era.
Tymony, Cy: - Cy Tymony has been creating homemade inventions since childhood. He has appeared on CNN Headline News, ABC's Chicago Morning Show, and NPR's Science Friday with Ira Flatow, and he has been featured in the Chicago Tribune and Future Life magazine. Cy is a technical writer and computer specialist in Los Angeles, California. Online: www.sneakyuses.com
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| ISBN 13 | 9780740773136 |
| ISBN 10 | 0740773135 |
| Title | Sneaky Book for Boys |
| Author | Cy Tymony |
| Series | Sneaky Books |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Andrews McMeel Publishing |
| Year published | 2008-05-01 |
| Number of pages | 143 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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