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Six Girls on a Hoot!!! Yellowstone National Park 1926

by Elizabeth Lenci-Downs

40 pages; quality trade paperback (softcover); catalogue #03-1256; ISBN 1-4120-0888-3; US$17.95, C$23.95, EUR15.95, £10.95

Violet and the 'gang' test their independence and take a road trip in the summer of 1926 through Northern Minnesota to Yellowstone National Park.

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About the Book July 1926 Violet and "the gang" drive a borrowed Studebaker from Northern Minnesota to Yellowstone National Park. Violet's journal is an historic treasure. "People are telling us that such a trip is unheard of for young ladies æ I can hardly wait! " "Big yellow grizzly bear!" Garage mechanic says, "My God æ they really did hold the gas line together with a WAD OF GUM!" Flo says, "How can you be stuck up in a privy?" "Lill rolls up her breeches legs and removes a shirt. Hope it doesn't get any hotter . . . Gert looks as if she feels like removing everything!" 1924 Studebaker Model EL "Special Six" Sedan . . . this car can cruise fairly easily at 45-50 miles per hour." —Curator, Studebaker National Museum, South Bend, IN. To the memory of three Norwegian sisters . . . six friends -- and their Grandchildren.

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About the Author ELIZABETH LENCI-DOWNS is a native of Virginia, Minnesota. Her paintings and writings reflect the beauty of northern woods and a rich mosaic of cultures. She is a member of the National League of American Pen Women in Letters. She has been honored as the YWCA Woman Of The Year In Fine Arts for Maricopa County, Arizona. Lenci-Downs is a graduate of National Louis University, Illinois, and Columbia University. She has two children and lives in Fountain Hills, Arizona with her husband, Floyd L. Downs. Contact her at: www.lencistudios.com The author honors the memory of her parents in Virginia, Minnesota with this journal.

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Dear Mable, It's June 3, 1926 . . . Yes, since you and I graduated high school in 1922 six of us still call ourselves "the gang and we've continued to have the same wonderful times together. We miss you. Remember how we joined arms and marched with the suffragettes in Duluth? (to the horror of my parents). You're right when you say we are "modern" girls, but not one of us has ventured as far from the Iron Range as you have. Now, tho, we'll be parting - going our separate ways - so this is my news! We've decided on one more adventure together. You know - "Go off on a Hoot!" Myrtle has suggested Yellowstone Park and my boy friend, John has offered his wonderful Studebaker Car. It's powerful. It's big enough for all six of us. People are telling us that such a trip is unheard of for young ladies - and I can hardly wait! When we return I'll be sure and send you some photos and highlights from "Six Girls on a Hoot!!!" Fondly, your pal - Vi

A Brown Leather Portfolio left the softness of ages upon her fingertips. Silken cords bound--round it. Sitting there on the floor, Elizabeth pulled it to her out of the dark recesses of her deceased mother's bookcase and removed a film of ancient dustiness. Golden words, impressed long ago stood out from the rustic leather: Our Yellowstone Tour July 15 -- August 3, 1926 Off On A Hoot !!!

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