[Vision2020] UI Press Book wins award
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Visionaries:
For those of you who don't have access to UI Press announcements I forward=20
the following. Remember, this is the Press that Linda Morris et. al. felt w=
as=20
not worthy of UI support. And while she may justify it as "a hard decision"=
=20
made during "hard times" to avoid cutting academic programs, let's not forge=
t=20
those "hard times" are the consequence of scoundrels who were either rewarde=
d=20
with new jobs (like the Presidency of Albertson's), or with golden umbrellas=
=20
that drift comfortably into retirement, (the former Chief Financial Officer=
), or=20
worse yet retain their positions through guile (any one of us can fill in=20
this blank). And lets not forget the multimillion dollar deficit in the Ath=
letic=20
Department, its bloated, overpaid staff, private weight rooms for athletes=20
etc., etc., etc., is continuing to rob UI students, staff and faculty, with=20=
nary=20
a sideways glance from Ms. Morris and her cronies.
Rose Huskey
Once you lose integrity everything else is easy. (And if you are a senior=20
administrator at the University of Idaho, you actually are rewarded for it.)
http://www.today.uidaho.edu/details.asp?id=3D2501&sctn=3Dnews
PNW BOOKSELLERS HONOR: 'BOLD SPIRIT, HELGA ESTBY=E2=80=99S FORGOTTEN WALK AC=
ROSS=20
VICTORIAN AMERICA'
March 3, 2004
MOSCOW -- "Bold Spirit: Helga Estby=E2=80=99s Forgotten Walk across Victoria=
n=20
America," written by Linda Lawrence Hunt, Spokane, published by the Universi=
ty of=20
Idaho Press, will receive the 2004 Book Award from the Pacific Northwest=20
Booksellers=E2=80=99 Association March 19, at its conference and trade show=20=
in Seattle.
The winners were selected by a committee of independent booksellers from=20
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. To be eligible, the books had=
to be=20
written by Northwest authors and published in 2003.
Launched last May, the book continues to be popular in the West and=20
nationwide, remaining on the PNBA Bestsellers List. Independent bookstore ow=
ners across=20
the country selected Bold Spirit as one of the books included in the fall=20
2003 University Press Book Sense 76 Top Ten list. ForeWord magazine also sel=
ected=20
Bold Spirit as one of its top 10 university press books and featured it in=20
its November/December publication. Associated Press and CNN also produced=20
features about the book.
It is the saga of a desperate, determined and unwaveringly confident=20
Norwegian immigrant, Helga Estby, who in 1896 dares to cross 3,500 miles of=20=
the=20
American continent to win a $10,000 wager. On foot.
A mother of eight living children, she attempts to save her family=E2=80=99s=
=20
homestead in eastern Washington=E2=80=99s Mica-Rockford area after the 1893=20=
depression ravaged=20
the American economy. Fearing homelessness and family poverty, Helga respond=
s=20
to a wager from a mysterious sponsor, casts off the cultural corsets of=20
Victorian femininity and gambles her family=E2=80=99s future. Armed with a r=
evolver, she=20
strikes out with her eldest daughter to become the first women to travel=20
unescorted across the country.
They began with only $5 in each of their pockets and were dressed in=20
full-length skirts. Yet, they follow the railroads east as newspapers chroni=
cle their=20
adventures. They survive snowstorms, hunger, mountain lions and the occasion=
al=20
thief. They visit Indian reservations, Western boomtowns, governors, mining=20
towns, politicians and even President-elect William McKinley.=20
When they arrive in New York, they are heralded by the popular press, but=20
tragically were denied their promised reward. Destitute and bereaved by the=20
unexpected loss of two of her children to diphtheria back home, Helga and he=
r=20
daughter earn their way home to a devastated family. Ironically, her act of=20
devotion is seen as betrayal, that =E2=80=9Call good mothers stay home.=E2=
=80=9D Her story was=20
deliberately silenced among her family and friends.=20
Almost a century later, author Linda Lawrence Hunt recreates Helga Estby=E2=
=80=99s=20
story, her culture, era, abiding love of America and her challenge to Victor=
ian=20
constraints. Modern readers can see what happens when stories go unspoken an=
d,=20
conversely, what keeps family stories alive.
Reviewers have called the book "a well-researched narrative and a well-told=20
story." It sells for $16.95 in most bookstores.
-30-
Author Linda Hunt is co-founder and director of The Krista Foundation for=20
Global Citizenship. The non-profit organization encourages young adults enga=
ged=20
in service around the world to honor the legacy of Krista, the Hunts'=20
25-year-old married daughter who was killed while serving indigenous familie=
s in=20
Bolivia. She also taught composition and English at Whitworth College and Ed=
monds=20
High School in Washington. She helped launch service-learning at Whitworth,=20
connecting students with community involvements. This is her first biographi=
cal=20
novel, although she has published numerous freelance magazine articles,=20
children's books and education pieces. She enjoys church work, gardening, an=
d her=20
family, which includes her husband Jim, a history professor, and three adult=
=20
children.
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<DIV align=3Dleft>Visionaries:</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft>For those of you who don't have access to UI Press announc=
ements I forward the following. Remember, this is the Press that Linda=
Morris et. al. felt was not worthy of UI support. And while she may j=
ustify it as "a hard decision" made during "hard times" to avoid cutting aca=
demic programs, let's not forget those "hard times" are the consequence of s=
coundrels who were either rewarded with new jobs (like the Presidency of Alb=
ertson's), or with golden umbrellas that drift comfortably into retirement,=20=
(the former Chief Financial Officer), or worse yet retain their positi=
ons through guile (any one of us can fill in this blank). And lets not=
forget the multimillion dollar deficit in the Athletic Department, its =
;bloated, overpaid staff, private weight rooms for athletes etc., etc., etc.=
, is continuing to rob UI students, staff and faculty, with nary a side=
ways glance from Ms. Morris and her cronies.</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><STRONG></STRONG> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft>Rose Huskey</DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft>
<DIV><FONT lang=3D0 size=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SERIF" PTSIZE=3D"12">Once you lose in=
tegrity everything else is easy. (And if you are a senior administrator at t=
he University of Idaho, you actually are rewarded for it.)</FONT></DIV></DIV=
>
<DIV align=3Dleft><B><B></B></B> </DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft><A href=3D"http://www.today.uidaho.edu/details.asp?id=3D25=
01&sctn=3Dnews">http://www.today.uidaho.edu/details.asp?id=3D2501&sc=
tn=3Dnews</A></DIV>
<DIV align=3Dleft>PNW BOOKSELLERS HONOR: 'BOLD SPIRIT, HELGA ESTBY=E2=80=99S=
FORGOTTEN WALK ACROSS VICTORIAN AMERICA'</DIV></TD></TR>
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<TD vAlign=3Dtop>March 3, 2004<BR><BR><BR><BR>MOSCOW -- "Bold Spirit: Helga=20=
Estby=E2=80=99s Forgotten Walk across Victorian America," written by Linda L=
awrence Hunt, Spokane, published by the University of Idaho Press, will rece=
ive the 2004 Book Award from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers=E2=80=99 Asso=
ciation March 19, at its conference and trade show in Seattle.<BR><BR>The wi=
nners were selected by a committee of independent booksellers from Washingto=
n, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. To be eligible, the books had to be wr=
itten by Northwest authors and published in 2003.<BR><BR>Launched last May,=20=
the book continues to be popular in the West and nationwide, remaining on th=
e PNBA Bestsellers List. Independent bookstore owners across the country sel=
ected Bold Spirit as one of the books included in the fall 2003 University P=
ress Book Sense 76 Top Ten list. ForeWord magazine also selected Bold Spirit=
as one of its top 10 university press books and featured it in its November=
/December publication. Associated Press and CNN also produced features about=
the book.<BR><BR>It is the saga of a desperate, determined and unwaveringly=
confident Norwegian immigrant, Helga Estby, who in 1896 dares to cross 3,50=
0 miles of the American continent to win a $10,000 wager. On foot.<BR><BR>A=20=
mother of eight living children, she attempts to save her family=E2=80=99s h=
omestead in eastern Washington=E2=80=99s Mica-Rockford area after the 1893 d=
epression ravaged the American economy. Fearing homelessness and family pove=
rty, Helga responds to a wager from a mysterious sponsor, casts off the cult=
ural corsets of Victorian femininity and gambles her family=E2=80=99s future=
. Armed with a revolver, she strikes out with her eldest daughter to become=20=
the first women to travel unescorted across the country.<BR><BR>They began w=
ith only $5 in each of their pockets and were dressed in full-length skirts.=
Yet, they follow the railroads east as newspapers chronicle their adventure=
s. They survive snowstorms, hunger, mountain lions and the occasional thief.=
They visit Indian reservations, Western boomtowns, governors, mining towns,=
politicians and even President-elect William McKinley. <BR><BR>When they ar=
rive in New York, they are heralded by the popular press, but tragically wer=
e denied their promised reward. Destitute and bereaved by the unexpected los=
s of two of her children to diphtheria back home, Helga and her daughter ear=
n their way home to a devastated family. Ironically, her act of devotion is=20=
seen as betrayal, that =E2=80=9Call good mothers stay home.=E2=80=9D Her sto=
ry was deliberately silenced among her family and friends. <BR><BR>Almost a=20=
century later, author Linda Lawrence Hunt recreates Helga Estby=E2=80=99s st=
ory, her culture, era, abiding love of America and her challenge to Victoria=
n constraints. Modern readers can see what happens when stories go unspoken=20=
and, conversely, what keeps family stories alive.<BR><BR>Reviewers have call=
ed the book "a well-researched narrative and a well-told story." It sells fo=
r $16.95 in most bookstores.<BR><BR>-30-<BR><BR>Author Linda Hunt is co-foun=
der and director of The Krista Foundation for Global Citizenship. The non-pr=
ofit organization encourages young adults engaged in service around the worl=
d to honor the legacy of Krista, the Hunts' 25-year-old married daughter who=
was killed while serving indigenous families in Bolivia. She also taught co=
mposition and English at Whitworth College and Edmonds High School in Washin=
gton. She helped launch service-learning at Whitworth, connecting students w=
ith community involvements. This is her first biographical novel, although s=
he has published numerous freelance magazine articles, children's books and=20=
education pieces. She enjoys church work, gardening, and her family, which i=
ncludes her husband Jim, a history professor, and three adult children.<BR><=
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