Description
This work of creative nonfiction explores the life of the writer's great-grandmother, Madge Richardson, and her sister Annie Richardson Johnson, as daughters of polygamist families and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in the religious colony of Colonia Díaz, Chihuahua, Mexico. The piece depicts several highs and lows in the late 19th to early 20th century pioneer town, with an emphasis on the mass exodus and devastation that occurred during the Mexican Revolution.
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Title
- Ghosts in the Shade of Cottonwood Trees: A Family History Narrative
Contributors
- Gadberry, Emily (Author)
- Ison, Tara (Thesis director)
- Irish, Jennifer (Committee member)
- Historical, Philosophical & Religious Studies (Contributor)
- Department of English (Contributor)
- Department of Marketing (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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2020-05
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