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She Rode the Rails | 
 enlarge | Author: Beverly S. Adam
Publisher: iUniverse
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 205
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Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.8 x 0.2
ISBN: 0595335284
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780595335282
ASIN: 0595335284
Publication Date: May 31, 2005
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'She has gained a very flattering reputation as one of the finest artists in the county and her business is increasing to such an extent that the car is insufficient for her extensive work."-March 1, 1887, Nebraska Nugget She Rode The Rails is based on the true life of traveling photographer, Mrs. Mary Jane Wyatt. A contemporary of J. B Silvis of the Union Pacific Railroad and pioneer photographer, Solomon Butcher, she was the only woman to own and operate a traveling photograph car on a Nebraska railroad in the late 1800s. She ran studios in Roseville, IL, and in Nebraska towns for over three decades. Mary Jane took many portraits of early pioneers and western landscapes, some of which are included in this book and published for the first time. The story unfolds as her son, Charles Sears, remembers her life. He recalls how Mary Jane began as an unwed mother working as a lowly housemaid in Ohio to become a successful traveling photographer in Nebraska. With the support of her husband, sheriff and Burlington Missouri River RR engineer, Andrew A. Wyatt, she operated several galleries in a time when women were expected to stay home.
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It has received an Editor's Choice award May 20, 2005
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This book has received an Editor's Choice award. A quote from one of the independent reviews:
"The author seems to have done meticulous research about Mary Jane and the time period in which she lived. The information about photography and trains is quite interesting, as is the background on real hardships Union soldiers experienced during the Civil War. This book will find its place in our national memory."
It has received an Editor's Choice Award May 20, 2005
"She Rode The Rails" is based on the true life of traveling photographer, Mrs. Mary Jane Wyatt. A contemporary of J. B Silvis and pioneer photographer, Solomon Butcher, she was the only woman to own and operate a traveling photograph car on the Nebraska railroad in the late 1800's. She ran studios in Roseville, Il, and in Nebraska towns for over three decades. Mary Jane took many portraits of early pioneers and western landscapes, some of which are included in this book and published for the first time.
The story unfolds as her son, Charles Sears, remembers her life. He recalls how Mary Jane began as an unwed mother working as a lowly housemaid in Ohio to become a successful traveling photographer in Nebraska. With the support of her husband, sheriff and Burlington Missouri River RR engineer, Andrew A. Wyatt, she operated several galleries in a time when women were expected to stay home.
This book was awarded an Editor's Choice Award. The following quote from an independent review of the book:
"The author seems to have done meticulous research about Mary Jane and the time period in which she lived. The information about photography and trains is quite interesting, as is the background on real hardships Union soldiers experienced during the Civil War. This book will find its place in our national memory."
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