[ebooks] Celluloid Blackboard (Contemporary Research in Education) by Information Age Publishing in Arts-Photography

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The mere mention of Calamity Jane conjures up images of buckskins; bull whips and dance halls; but there�s more to the woman than the storied legend she became. Born Martha Canary; she was orphaned as a child and assumed the responsibility of caring for her siblings. Much too young and ambitious to rear a family; she found homes for all. After setting off on her own; Martha tried to reconnect with her fractured family in her typical haphazard fashion; all the while transforming into Calamity Jane. Soon; her own foibles and her siblings� choices rendered the attempt futile. From brother Elijah�s horse thieving to sister Lena�s denial of Martha�s tales; author Jan Cerney uncovers the tumultuous Canary family often overlooked in the Calamity canon.