The Resource A bride in the bargain, Deeanne Gist
A bride in the bargain, Deeanne Gist
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This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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- Creator
- Qwn_9KqeNrg
- Summary
- In 1860s Seattle, redwoods were plentiful but women scarce. Yet a man with a wife could secure 640 acres of timberland for free. Joe Denton doesn't have a wife, though. His died before she could follow him to Seattle, and now the local judge is threatening to take away his claim. In desperation, he buys himself a Mercer bride, one of the eastern widows and orphans brought to the Territory by entrepreneur Asa Mercer. Anna Ivey's journey west with Mercer is an escape from the aftermath of the Civil War. She signed on to become a cook, and when she's handed over to Denton, her stubborn refusal to wed jeopardizes his land. With only a few months before he loses his claim, can he convince this provoking, but beguiling, easterner to become his lawfully wedded wife?
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print ed.
- Extent
- 445 p. (large print)
- Isbn
- 9781602855618
- Label
- A bride in the bargain
- Title
- A bride in the bargain
- Statement of responsibility
- Deeanne Gist
- Creator
- Qwn_9KqeNrg
- Subject
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- trueLand claims
- true1860s -- 1860 -- 1869
- Large print books
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueMen/women relations
- trueChristian fiction
- trueWomen cooks
- trueWidowers
- trueSeattle, Washington -- History -- 19th century
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueRomance fiction
- Seattle (Wash.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueMate selection for men
- trueChristians
- trueChristian historical romances
- trueMail order brides
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- In 1860s Seattle, redwoods were plentiful but women scarce. Yet a man with a wife could secure 640 acres of timberland for free. Joe Denton doesn't have a wife, though. His died before she could follow him to Seattle, and now the local judge is threatening to take away his claim. In desperation, he buys himself a Mercer bride, one of the eastern widows and orphans brought to the Territory by entrepreneur Asa Mercer. Anna Ivey's journey west with Mercer is an escape from the aftermath of the Civil War. She signed on to become a cook, and when she's handed over to Denton, her stubborn refusal to wed jeopardizes his land. With only a few months before he loses his claim, can he convince this provoking, but beguiling, easterner to become his lawfully wedded wife?
- Summary
- When Joe Denton faces losing half of his land because of his wife's death, he decides to buy a bride from the East to marry only in name but keep as a cook, but things get complicated when Mercer girl Anna Ivey refuses to marry him
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 320227
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gist, Deeanne
- Dewey number
- 813.6
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- Series statement
- Bride series
- Series volume
- 5
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
- Seattle (Wash.)
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A bride in the bargain, Deeanne Gist
- Control code
- 000044240209
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print ed.
- Extent
- 445 p. (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781602855618
- Isbn Type
- (library binding : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2009020899
- System control number
- (OCoLC)335719617
- Label
- A bride in the bargain, Deeanne Gist
- Control code
- 000044240209
- Dimensions
- 23 cm.
- Edition
- Large print ed.
- Extent
- 445 p. (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9781602855618
- Isbn Type
- (library binding : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2009020899
- System control number
- (OCoLC)335719617
Subject
- true1860s -- 1860 -- 1869
- trueChristian fiction
- trueChristian historical romances
- trueChristians
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueLand claims
- Large print books
- trueLoss (Psychology)
- trueMail order brides
- trueMate selection for men
- trueMen/women relations
- trueRomance fiction
- Seattle (Wash.) -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueSeattle, Washington -- History -- 19th century
- trueWidowers
- trueWomen cooks
Genre
- trueChristian fiction
- trueChristian historical romances
- Fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- Large print books
- Romance fiction
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