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Lashbrook, Mary Pease : Original Typescript with Holograph Corrections - "MSS: The Spokane I Knew"

Not published in book form. Original typescript with holograph corrections by the author. Author's signed inscription in light black pen on the first page: "Life was interesting in those days, Mary Pease Lashbrook." Staple binding. No date, circa 1960s. Letter-size leaves bound in a beige paper folio measuring 9 1/4" x 12 1/2." Title label tipped in on front cover. Most of the holograph corrections are in pencil. All pages have holograph corrections. Six pages, complete. Pages are very clean and intact except for slight corner wear and a few small wrinkles. Folio also clean and intact except for slight bending to the covers and a few small marks on front. A Very Good copy. Mary Pease Lashbrook (1896-1979) was an American author. She was born in Perry, Missouri and moved to Spokane, Washington in 1904 when she was seven years old. She began her writing career after being inspired from stories told by her husband, Charles Lashbrook, about his childhood in Lemhi County, Idaho. She went on to write articles and stories for the Spokesman-Review, Statewide (a local Idaho news magazine), and a variety of other magazines and periodicals. Many of her nonfiction works focus on local histories. A typescript article by Mary Pease Lashbrook about her childhood in Spokane. About 1730 words in length (noted on first page). Mary tells her story chronologically, beginning with her family's move from Missouri to Spokane. Once they reach Spokane, she talks about her father finding a house to rent. Mary continues and says she and her sisters were afraid of the Native Americans who lived there. However, her tone changes when she talks about their interactions with James "Curly Jim" Silkoewoyeh, a member of the Spokane tribe whom she describes as "very friendly." While still voicing apprehension of Curly Jim, Mary refers to how he was quite famous and that he had befriended many of the locals in Spokane. Mary proceeds to talk about other events such as their move to the countryside and the construction of their own house. She fondly reminisces about watching a train go by in the night, "looking like a glow worm," eating rolls called "snails," and enjoying a wintertime supply of doughnuts and fried apple turnovers after her family received a bounty of cottonseed oil in a trade. She then recounts her time visiting the zoo and Natatorium Park and listening to Billy Sunday sermons in 1909. She also mentions shopping at Miller, Mower and Flynne's store. One of the last events Mary talks about is visiting the Spokane Interstate Fair with her family and riding in their 490 Chevrolet to get there.. Manuscript. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Soft cover

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