The jump-off creek
(NB - Locally Owned)

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Author
Gloss, Molly.
Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998.
Edition
First Mariner Books edition.
ISBN
0395925010 (pbk.) :, 9780395925010 (pbk.), 9780618565870 (pbk.), 0618565876 (pbk.)
Physical Desc
186 pages ; 21 cm
Status
On Shelf
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Fiction.
Oregon -- Fiction.
Western fiction.
Women pioneers -- Fiction.
Local Subjects
Sanderson, Lydia -- Female -- Homesteader
Other Subjects
Blue Mountains, Oregon -- West (U.S.) -- Pacific Northwest (U.S.)
Fiction.
Historical.
Pioneer life.
Pioneer women.
Western -- Pioneers.
Wilderness.

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Published
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998.
Format
NB - Locally Owned
Edition
First Mariner Books edition.
Language
English
ISBN
0395925010 (pbk.) :, 9780395925010 (pbk.), 9780618565870 (pbk.), 0618565876 (pbk.)

Notes

General Note
"A Mariner book."
Description
A reading group favorite, The Jump-Off Creek is the unforgettable story of widowed homesteader Lydia Sanderson and her struggles to settle in the mountains of Oregon in the 1890s. " Every gritty line of the story rings true" (Seattle Times) as Molly Gloss delivers an authentic and moving portrait of the American West. " A powerful novel of struggle and loss" (Dallas Morning News), The Jump-Off Creek gives readers an intimate look at the hardships of frontier life and a courageous woman determined to survive.
Awards
PEN/Faulkner Award nominee,1990

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Gloss, M. (1998). The jump-off creek (First Mariner Books edition.). Houghton Mifflin Co..

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gloss, Molly. 1998. The Jump-off Creek. Houghton Mifflin Co.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Gloss, Molly. The Jump-off Creek Houghton Mifflin Co, 1998.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Gloss, Molly. The Jump-off Creek First Mariner Books edition., Houghton Mifflin Co., 1998.

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