My Life in the Southwest: The Memoir of Adah Hadlock

Hadlock, Adah; Goldblatt, Kenneth A. [Ed.]

Published by Texas Western Press, El Paso, TX, 1969

About this Item

Signed by both Hadlock and printer Carl Hertzog on the half-title page. Purple cloth boards with white lettering on spine. Image of a cactus in black on cover. Slight rubbing to edges; very minor bumping to corners; spine is somewhat cocked. Orange illustrated dust jacket with green lettering on cover and white lettering on spine. Jacket is not price clipped. Moderate chipping and creasing to edges; half-inch tear and some wear to top edge of front panel; mild soiling. Tight binding and clean interior. Includes a portrait of Hadlock as a frontispiece as well as a section with 22 black-and-white photos. Adah Hadlock came to El Paso, Texas in 1902 at the age of 20. In this memoir, she recounts her experiences watching El Paso grow from a frontier town into a major city.

Seller Inventory # 0022147

Bibliographic Details

• Title: My Life in the Southwest: The Memoir of Adah Hadlock
• Publisher: Texas Western Press, El Paso, TX
• Publication Date: 1969
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)