Project Gutenberg 2006-06-08 Public domain in the USA. 67 Smith, Dama Margaret 1892 1973 Smith, White Mountain, Mrs. I Married a Ranger Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "I Married a Ranger" by Dama Margaret Smith is a memoir written in the early 20th century. The book chronicles the author's experiences as the first female government employee at the Grand Canyon, sharing her journey through the challenges and adventures of pioneer life in a national park. The narrative is infused with humor, warmth, and tales of camaraderie among rangers and other unique characters she encounters, highlighting her relationship with her husband, White Mountain, the Chief Ranger. The opening of the memoir sets the stage for the author's arrival at the Grand Canyon, where she is both eager and apprehensive about her new role as a field clerk. As she narrates her first impressions of the breathtaking landscapes and the rugged lifestyle, she reflects on the initial skepticism from the Park Superintendent regarding her ability to thrive in such an environment. The author introduces the Chief Ranger, her developing friendship with him, and her acclimatization to the quirks of her new home, including the camaraderie among the rangers and the humorous challenges she faces while adapting to park life. Smith's combination of observational humor and personal anecdotes establishes a vivid and relatable portrayal of her experiences in the early days of national park service. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Grand Canyon (Ariz.) Indians of North America -- Arizona F786 Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American Browsing: Travel & Geography 316664 316654 2024-10-08T08:31:46.630166 2023-09-08T10:01:50.426196 text/html text/html 316471 2006-06-08T15:01:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 513639 2006-06-08T15:01:02 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 605289 2024-10-08T08:31:55.535114 application/epub+zip 607563 2024-10-08T08:31:50.582133 application/epub+zip 193677 2024-10-08T08:31:48.602151 application/epub+zip 758840 2024-10-08T08:31:59.245104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 734437 2024-10-08T08:31:54.612119 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 311356 2022-09-09T04:20:15.055592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 289765 289658 2024-10-08T08:31:45.925188 2023-09-08T10:01:49.755184 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 289623 2006-06-08T15:01:00 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 117109 2006-06-08T15:01:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 289614 2006-06-08T15:01:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117062 2006-06-08T15:01:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21618 2024-10-08T08:31:59.386096 application/rdf+xml 13297 2024-10-08T08:31:49.475125 image/jpeg 3383 2024-10-08T08:31:49.043135 image/jpeg 599417 2024-10-08T08:31:46.691177 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog