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My dad and I have been looking for a copy of this book for a while. I've grown up hearing stories virtually Aimee Crocker, my corking-cracking-grandmother, and the Crocker's of San Francisco. I had no thought this book had been republished in 2017, until my Aunt brought a re-create to our firm. Even though the writing is appalling, I have to requite it the five stars that this woman deserves as someone I've been hearing about my whole life, and someone who did so much in her lifetime it's kind of amazing. My dad and I have been looking for a copy of this book for a while. I've grown up hearing stories about Aimee Crocker, my great-corking-grandmother, and the Crocker's of San Francisco. I had no idea this book had been republished in 2017, until my Aunt brought a copy to our house. Fifty-fifty though the writing is appalling, I have to requite it the five stars that this woman deserves as someone I've been hearing almost my whole life, and someone who did so much in her lifetime information technology's kind of amazing. ...more

Aug 03, 2012 Courtney rated it it was astonishing

Recommends it for: Snake Charmers

Aimee Crocker is absolutely fascinating! Her memoir is an heady read, and is probable to inspire wanderlust and long walks in the moonlight. While I adore her recounts, I found Aimee Crocker's Refined Vaudeville (Taylor 2009) to shed far more light on this wild Victorian woman's adventures, affairs, and travels. Get to know this amazing heiress--train wreck honeymoon (literally) and all! Aimee Crocker is admittedly fascinating! Her memoir is an heady read, and is likely to inspire wanderlust and long walks in the moonlight. While I adore her recounts, I constitute Aimee Crocker'southward Refined Vaudeville (Taylor 2009) to shed far more than light on this wild Victorian woman's adventures, affairs, and travels. Get to know this astonishing heiress--train wreck honeymoon (literally) and all! ...more

'That is the fashion in which most of the legends about me started. If only I could take lived upwards to them I would take had quite a time'. Still, there's an elopement, a divorce, a train plummeting into a ravine, and a shark attack all before page fifty. While the procession of princes who fall in honey with the free-spirited and unconventional Californian heiress begins to seem fanciful, and the sheer number of times she cheats death gives the headhunting community a bad proper name, Crocker's appearance 'That is the manner in which most of the legends nigh me started. If only I could have lived up to them I would have had quite a fourth dimension'. Nevertheless, in that location's an elopement, a divorce, a train plummeting into a ravine, and a shark attack all before page fifty. While the procession of princes who fall in honey with the free-spirited and unconventional Californian heiress begins to seem fanciful, and the sheer number of times she cheats death gives the headhunting community a bad proper noun, Crocker's adventures in the far e accident your boilerplate travelogue right out of the h2o. ...more

Jan 14, 2017 Mari rated it it was astonishing

These are the memoirs of a Victorian adventuress equally she galavants around the earth in the manner but endless wealth allows. Aimee Crocker was a source for scandal at home in the US but in the remainder of the globe she was admired and honoured as the gratis spirit she was. A thoroughly expert read.

MY THOUGHTS:

I received this volume in substitution for my honest review.

Crocker… what a spitfire!

To understand the shocking actions of Aimee Crocker, y'all must understand the restraints of the Edwardian era depicted in the volume and what it meant for women of that fourth dimension.

Women could non vote. Women were idea to be seen and non heard. They were considered holding of men, fathers, brothers and then husbands. If the married man tired of her, he could get rid of her for some other woman. The woman could not divo

MY THOUGHTS:

I received this book in exchange for my honest review.

Crocker… what a spitfire!

To sympathize the shocking actions of Aimee Crocker, yous must sympathise the restraints of the Edwardian era depicted in the book and what it meant for women of that time.

Women could not vote. Women were thought to exist seen and not heard. They were considered property of men, fathers, brothers and then husbands. If the hubby tired of her, he could get rid of her for some other woman. The woman could not divorce the husband. Women were not allowed to own property. They were deemed chattel and were basically bought for 'mating' rights, the value of their 'charms' were based on the size of their dowry. Men married women from wealthy families to gain higher status in order. A adult female's status never inverse. If she was born into money, she was a article, a bargaining chip. If a adult female was born into poverty, she remained in that location and ofttimes sold herself to survive. Later came piece of work houses, becoming a nanny, working for the rich and taking in laundry of the rich.

Aimee broke all the rules. She did things and went places that would be considered scandelous back and so. She was daring and strong and I admire her backbone besides be true to herself.

Of course, she was rich and had the ways to practise things others could not, but she did bring about courage for other women who left their mark on history. I didn't similar the writing at times, just the exploits and adventures were fun to read and I fifty-fifty laughed out loud at times at her audacity.

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Eh. I can't think why I bought this book. I started it before in the year simply put it down, bored. I've at present finished it.

The book is a collection of purported reminiscences of Aimée Crocker. Apparently, she was once a star of the gossip pages. She inherited a large amount of money young and then proceeded to practice as she pleased for the residue of her life. Some of her stories are okay. Many of them reek of bovine excrement. I suspect the writer'southward self-portrayal has become a stock fictional characte

Eh. I can't think why I bought this book. I started it earlier in the twelvemonth simply put it down, bored. I've now finished it.

The book is a collection of purported reminiscences of Aimée Crocker. Apparently, she was once a star of the gossip pages. She inherited a big amount of coin young and then proceeded to practice equally she pleased for the residue of her life. Some of her stories are okay. Many of them reek of bovine excrement. I doubtable the author'south self-portrayal has become a stock fictional graphic symbol -- the aging, free-spirited socialite who is attracted to mysticism and surrounds herself with "interesting' people.

The author is allergic to supplying dates, she uses pseudonyms freely, and she only tells the stories she feel like telling. In other words, modern readers don't know who anyone is, when it happened, and are given petty context to brand sense of it. Even searching the internet liberally every bit I read didn't help much. The book, therefore, is of limited educational value, fifty-fifty if all of its incidents were plausible.

As for amusement value, I didn't notice it compelling. Back when it came out in 1936, the thought of a rich adult female traveling around doing what she felt like doing in the face up of social disapproval probably was more inspiring. I mostly just wondered how much of it she was making up and how much of information technology was con artists misleading the foolish American heiress.

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Interesting life

The tales of this book are frequently too outlandish to believe. I'chiliad choosing to believe them anyway. Aimee Crocker seems to be an interesting an eccentric rich lady of her time. Her stories were very interesting, the type of story that would be fun to hear regaled at a party but can feel a chip much when reading them back to back. While Aimee does show an extended respect for POC beyond what I imagine would be typical of her fourth dimension, she does have the annoying habit of referring to them

Interesting life

The tales of this book are often likewise outlandish to believe. I'm choosing to believe them anyway. Aimee Crocker seems to be an interesting an eccentric rich lady of her fourth dimension. Her stories were very interesting, the type of story that would be fun to hear regaled at a party simply can feel a bit much when reading them back to back. While Aimee does prove an extended respect for POC beyond what I imagine would be typical of her time, she does have the abrasive habit of referring to them often as 'kid-similar' or having 'loyalty like a dog' which to modern eyes reads a bit uncomfortably. Enjoyed the volume. Probably wouldn't read it over again or recommend information technology unless I had someone who it would be perfect for. Would take loved to run into Aimee Crocker and I appreciate the sentiment reflected in the title!

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I was not familiar with the life of Aimee Crocker before reading this.
She was typical of some Victorian women who had the courage - and the resources information technology must be said - to undertake exciting expeditions and adventures.
Also she comes across as someone who would have been fun to be with.
Highly recommended.
I was given a digital re-create of this book by the publisher Head of Zeus via Netgalley in render for an honest unbiased review.

Feb 28, 2019 Carolyn rated information technology it was amazing

Aimee Crocker was an amazing independent woman dorsum when women were thought of no more than than livestock. I admire this adult female's power, pride and fearlessness. She traveled the world in a time when women were forced to marry and stay home. Their only purpose was to conduct children and keep house. Thanks to fearless women similar this, Thank heaven the globe inverse. I profoundly loved this book most a very remarkable wild adult female. Aimee Crocker was an amazing independent woman dorsum when women were idea of no more than than livestock. I adore this woman's power, pride and fearlessness. She traveled the globe in a time when women were forced to ally and stay home. Their only purpose was to conduct children and keep business firm. Thanks to fearless women like this, Thank heaven the globe changed. I greatly loved this book about a very remarkable wild adult female. ...more

While the adventures described in this book definitely deserve 5 stare, the author's total lack of skill when it comes to writing, her disfavor to dates and her completely chaotic chain of thought, made me bask the book far less than I was hoping. Aimée Crocker had a wonderfully audacious life and she seems like an amazing woman, the volume is just very poorly written and does not convey 1% of the magnificent stories at that place probably were to tell.

I'm torn betwixt 3 stars and four. I did relish reading this and constitute it to be a quick read, but sometimes the briefness of the stories seemed too brief, or she focused too much on wanting to share scandal that the potential for more interesting anecdotes were lost. I as well started to tire of just how many men were immediately in dearest with her. Merely with all that said, information technology was withal a fun book, and it makes me curious to learn more than about her

The amazing experiences of an Edwardian heiress who was obviously quite liberated for her time. She conspicuously was quite a character and perhaps embellished some of the stories but even allowing for that, she was certainly a dauntless and intrepid person. Quite fascinating to hear her descriptions of the Far Eastward, especially HK at the plow of the century. Non fantastically written but I gave it an extra star considering she was such a feisty woman!

I though she would write about the places she visited instead the people she encountered. I realised so, that people are the most interesting thing to write nearly. Yet, her fascination came from the lack of cognition and she is privileged to travel, experience, and basically risk her life. Some of her stories are about fiction. I enjoyed virtually very page until I got bored at the end when she started to worship the spirituality of the east considering she found it alluring and mysterious.

Sep 11, 2019 Cadillacrazy rated it really liked it

Quick read, not a literary masterpiece simply a view into the thoughts and trends of an era long gone.

I liked it - memories of a lady lucky enough to have enough money to be audacious in the belatedly 19th century.

May 24, 2020 Susan Ovans rated it actually liked it

What a rollicking good fourth dimension! Not quite a memoir, not quite a travelogue, a beautiful and intrepid American heiress with wanderlust recounts some of her adventures in the Near and Far East at the plow of the 20th century. What a gal!

Absolute nutter. Painfully posh. Loved the blokes. So blasé about nearly getting murdered. Fun fun fun.

Aug 17, 2019 Laura South rated it it was amazing

What a remarkable glimpse of an even more than remarkable life! Wow.

Aug 27, 2019 Diana rated information technology liked it

Reads similar gossip with a very rich, posh old lady at high tea. Questionable truth to every story.

A bully biography of a adult female who was rich and adventurous in the 19th century and didn't care what anyone idea.

May 09, 2021 David Owen rated it really liked it

Interesting life, or at least stories based on her life, in exotic locales such as Kalimantan. This all dorsum in the tardily 1800'southward when few women traveled around the world on their own. Interesting life, or at least stories based on her life, in exotic locales such as Borneo. This all back in the late 1800'southward when few women traveled around the world on their ain. ...more

This would be a great Kate Winslet picture, simply studio execs would refuse it for being too implausible.

Interesting read of a wealthy woman's travels, mostly in Asia, during the 1800s to early 1900s. Stereotypes from that era abound, merely she does claiming those around women. Interesting read of a wealthy woman'due south travels, mostly in Asia, during the 1800s to early 1900s. Stereotypes from that era abound, but she does challenge those around women. ...more

Adventurous, Unlimited Life

Information technology's the Conviction I like! And the quest to quench her Curiosity. Fun times alee! Go where very few women have! Express joy danger in the face!

Adventurous, Unlimited Life

It's the Confidence I like! And the quest to quench her Marvel. Fun times ahead! Get where very few women accept! Express mirth danger in the face!

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Jun 21, 2018 Jon Hill rated it did not like information technology

Non what I had hoped for but curiously 'fictional?'. Non what I had hoped for merely curiously 'fictional?'. ...more

So far, this book is taking me forever.

Sep 25, 2016 Laura rated information technology actually liked it

Her thirst for chance is absolutely fascinating and inspiring!

April thirteen, 2017 Laura rated it really liked information technology

Winsome and wild memoir, delightfully thumbing her nose at her scandalized Victorian contemporaries. More a collection of anecdotal bon mots than complete life story ("oh this amusing thing happened when I was sailing with my grown children" ...await, what kids?), and somewhat marred by a condescending avuncular racism common to the era ("the dear petty natives who couldn't possibly rule themselves") and an uninformed fetishization of "the exotic." Winsome and wild memoir, delightfully thumbing her nose at her scandalized Victorian contemporaries. More a collection of anecdotal bon mots than consummate life story ("oh this amusing thing happened when I was sailing with my grown children" ...expect, what kids?), and somewhat marred by a condescending avuncular racism mutual to the era ("the dearest footling natives who couldn't possibly rule themselves") and an uninformed fetishization of "the exotic." ...more than

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