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Name: Alice Ramsey's grand adventure
Author: Don Brown

📘 Alice Ramsey's grand adventure by Don Brown

Alice Ramsey’s 1909 cross‑country drive marks a pioneering moment in American automotive history and women’s travel. As the first woman to undertake such a journey across the United States from New York to San Francisco in a car, Ramsey faced difficult terrain, mechanical failures, social skepticism, and the logistical complexities of early motor travel. Her story highlights the perseverance required to overcome institutional biases and physical hardships, offering insight into the broader struggles and triumphs of women travelers in the early twentieth century.

First publish date: 1997

Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography

Authors: Don Brown

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