Summerhayes, Martha, 1844-1926

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Army wife; Martha Summerhayes was born in Nantucket, married 2nd Lt. John W. Summerhayes and lived with him at various Western frontier army posts. She wrote "Vanished Arizona: Recollections of My Army Frontier Life" about her experiences. In Arizona, they served at Fort Mohave, Fort Whipple, and Fort Apache from 1874 to 1878.

From the description of Summerhayes cookbooks, 1885-1925. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 44093457

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referencedIn Powell, Lawrence Clark, 1906-2001. Southwest classics reread / compiled by Lawrence Clark Powell. Point Loma Nazarene University Library, Ryan Library
creatorOf Summerhayes, Martha, 1844-1926. Summerhayes cookbooks, 1885-1925. Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division
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Arizona
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Cooking
Frontier and pioneer life
Women pioneers
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Birth 1844-10-21

Death 1926-05-12

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