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Dorothy Molter : The Root Beer Lady by Terri Schocke and Sarah Guy-Levar (2011, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherAdventurekeen

ISBN-101591932556

ISBN-139781591932550

eBay Product ID (ePID)99492695

Product Key Features

Book TitleDorothy Molter : the Root Beer Lady

Number of Pages152 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicWomen, General, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)

Publication Year2011

IllustratorYes

GenreBiography & Autobiography, History

AuthorTerri Schocke, Sarah Guy-Levar

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight17.6 Oz

Item Length7 in

Item Width7.8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Table Of ContentPreface Introduction Dorothy's Early Years (1907-1948) Excerpts from Dorothy's Vacation Journals--First Visit (1930) Excerpts from Dorothy's Vacation Journals--Second Visit (1931) A Changing Region (1949-1958) Trouble with the Government (1959-1972) Life as the Root beer Lady (1973-1986) The End of an Era (1987-present) Dorothy's Legacy Excerpts from Dorothy's Christmas Letters

SynopsisThis book is an illustrated biography of Dorothy Molter, focusing on the more than 50 years she spent living alone in the Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness of northern Minnesota., Kindness, Strength and Perseverance Her name is synonymous with the Boundary Waters and root beer. Her story is one of struggle and triumph. Dorothy Molter lived in the BWCA for over 50 years--15 miles and 5 portages from the nearest road. In 1952, a Saturday Evening Post article even declared her "The Loneliest Woman in America," though nothing could be further from the truth, as she received countless visitors over the years. This is the biography of the Nightingale of the Wilderness, of a woman who fought the government for her land, of a woman whose life inspired a museum in her honor. Book Features: A fresh look at Dorothy's life from the people who operate her museum New stories and long-forgotten photographs Dorothy's famous Christmas letters Dorothy's very own root beer recipe Even those familiar with Dorothy's incredible life story have never experienced it like this., Her name is synonymous with the Boundary Waters and root beer. Her story is one of struggle and triumph. Dorothy Molter lived in the BWCA for over 50 years - 15 miles and five portages from the nearest road. In 1952, a Saturday Evening Post article even declared her "The Loneliest Woman in America," though nothing could be further from the truth, as she received countless visitors over the years. This is the biography of the Nightingale of the Wilderness, of a woman who fought the government for her land, of a woman whose life inspired a museum in her honor.