Mary-Allen Song is a young woman who was diagnosed with breast cancer; She fights herself and her disease in the process of fighting against God; Until her perspective changes in the arms of a young Officer; Luke Mason.
#271273 in eBooks 2014-09-30 2014-09-30File Name: B00JNQMKUK
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Printed on cheap paper that causes nearly all photos to be murky and without any desired detail.By Mike GI was excited about receiving this book. Im a western painter and wanted to see clear examples of the clothing worn in the 19th century west along with the descriptions. Sadly; the entire book is printed on seemingly uncoated paper which causes the photos to be dark; murky and completely void of detail. Many of the shots of people wearing traditional dark clothing were mere shadowy shapes. The lighter color clothing shots were with little contrast; so details disappeared. Except for line drawings; not much is clear to the eye. Very disappointed. I wont comment on the writing; which may be good; or Id have given it one star. I wont likely open it a second time.20 of 21 people found the following review helpful. Not Very Accurate!By OriannaFirst; let me say that this book does say a lot of interesting things about the Old West; like how cowboys dressed in different states; how certain fashions; like bib-front shirts; came to be; and what different professions wore. However; with regards to womens fashion; it got a lot wrong.A great deal of the information given is generalized--expansive statements that cover the entire Victorian period; but arent necessarily true for any particular year; and might be outright false during some years. Fashions changed very rapidly during the late 1800s; and something that mightve been all the rage in 1890 might have not have even existed in the 1860s or 1870s. And; some of what the book says is outright wrong. For example; at one point it tells us that women wore huge hoopskirts through the whole second half of the 1800s and then styles abruptly changed to the more practical bloomer. In fact; hoopskirts were only around for a decade or so; and bloomers were a type of trousers worn only by a few brave women who were gaped at and criticized.At some points; the book actually contradicts itself. And; despite the title; it has very little to say about bustles. Some of what it said about mens fashions seemed odd; as well. I would say; buy it if you want to read about the Old West; but take everything it has to say with a grain of salt and verify the information elsewhere if youre interested in accuracy.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. This book is an excellent and entertaining source of such learningBy John R. SchedelIf clothes truly "make the man (or woman)" a lot can be learned from how people costume themselves. This book is an excellent and entertaining source of such learning.
