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"""A long awaited, accessible, and well-annotated reissue of On the Plains and Among the Peaks for use in research and the classroom. . . . gives much-needed additional texture to nineteenth-century women's expertise in natural history and American literary and artistic canons."" --Western American Literature ""An exciting new source on the history of naturalist studies and explorations of Victorian gender norms in Colorado and the Great Plains."" --Great Plains Research ""An important, out-of-print text that has significance for a number of fields. . . . Fascinating."" --Kathleen Sheppard, Missouri University of Science and Technology ""An eminently readable biography of Maxwell."" --Denver Post ""A worthwhile read for anyone interested in the growth and development of natural history in the US, particularly the roles played by women. . . . Highly recommended."" --CHOICE"

An important, out-of-print text that has significance for a number of fields. . . . Fascinating. --Kathleen Sheppard, Missouri University of Science and Technology

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Julie McCown is assistant professor of English at Southern Utah University. She specializes in early American literature, animal studies, women writers, and digital humanities. Her publications focus on early African American literature, nineteenth-century American poetry, and nineteenth-century women's periodicals.

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