· Hearts West: True Stories of Mail-Order Brides on the Frontier by Chris Enss Fans of Western Historical Romance, particularly Mail Order Bride-themed romances will find this nonfiction volume by Chris Enss an enlightening and entertaining read/5. Overview. Complete with actual advertisements from both women seeking husbands and males seeking brides, New York Times bestselling book Hearts West includes twelve stories of courageous mail order brides and their exploits. Some were fortunate enough to marry good men and live happily ever after; still others found themselves in desperate situations that robbed them of their youth and Price: $ By Chris Enss. TwoDot, imprint of Globe Pequot Press, Guilford, Conn., Personal ads for companionship or whatever have a rich tradition in America. During the last third of the 19th century, for instance, the San Francisco–based Matrimonial News promoted “honorable matrimonial engagements and true conjugal facilities” for men and women. Mail-order requests for brides were the natural result Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins.
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Hearts West: True Stories of Mail-Order Brides on the Frontier Chris Enss Falcon () ISBN Reviewed by April Sullivan for Reader Views (7/06) Around the s, pioneering American men left the east and headed west to uncharted territory like California, Oregon, and Wyoming to find gold or claim land. Complete with actual advertisements from both women seeking husbands and males seeking brides, Hearts West includes twelve stories of courageous mail order brides and their exploits. Some were fortunate enough to marry good men and live happily ever after; still others found themselves in desperate situations that robbed them of their youth and sometimes their lives. "Hearts West" tells us these stories. "Hearts West" relays the true stories of mail-order brides and bachelors during the late s in America's wild west. Chris Enss has done her research and provides the reader with accurate information collected through journals, newspapers, letters, photographs, and other historical documents.
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