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My dad and I have been looking for a copy of this volume for a while. I've grown upwardly hearing stories about Aimee Crocker, my great-smashing-grandmother, and the Crocker's of San Francisco. I had no thought this volume had been republished in 2017, until my Aunt brought a re-create to our house. Even though the writing is bloodcurdling, I accept to give it the five stars that this adult female deserves as someone I've been hearing about my whole life, and someone who did so much in her lifetime it'south 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 nigh Aimee Crocker, my corking-great-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 business firm. Even though the writing is bloodcurdling, I have to requite it the five stars that this adult female deserves equally someone I've been hearing about my whole life, and someone who did so much in her lifetime it'south kind of astonishing. ...more than

Aug 03, 2012 Courtney rated it it was amazing

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Aimee Crocker is absolutely fascinating! Her memoir is an exciting read, and is likely to inspire wanderlust and long walks in the moonlight. While I admire her recounts, I found Aimee Crocker's Refined Vaudeville (Taylor 2009) to shed far more light on this wild Victorian adult female'due south adventures, affairs, and travels. Get to know this amazing heiress--train wreck honeymoon (literally) and all! Aimee Crocker is absolutely fascinating! Her memoir is an exciting read, and is likely 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. Become to know this astonishing heiress--railroad train wreck honeymoon (literally) and all! ...more

'That is the way in which most of the legends about me started. If just I could take lived upwards to them I would have had quite a fourth dimension'. Nevertheless, in that location'southward an elopement, a divorce, a railroad train plummeting into a ravine, and a shark attack all earlier page fifty. While the procession of princes who fall in love with the gratis-spirited and unconventional Californian heiress begins to seem fanciful, and the sheer number of times she cheats death gives the headhunting community a bad name, Crocker's appearance 'That is the way in which nearly of the legends about me started. If only I could accept lived upward to them I would have had quite a time'. Nevertheless, in that location'southward an elopement, a divorce, a railroad train plummeting into a ravine, and a shark attack all before page l. While the procession of princes who fall in love with the free-spirited and unconventional Californian heiress begins to seem fanciful, and the sheer number of times she cheats decease gives the headhunting community a bad name, Crocker'southward adventures in the far east accident your average travelogue correct out of the water. ...more

January xiv, 2017 Mari rated it it was amazing

These are the memoirs of a Victorian adventuress as she galavants around the earth in the style only endless wealth allows. Aimee Crocker was a source for scandal at home in the US but in the rest of the world she was admired and honoured as the gratuitous spirit she was. A thoroughly practiced read.

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I received this book in exchange for my honest review.

Crocker… what a spitfire!

To understand the shocking actions of Aimee Crocker, you 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 idea to exist seen and not heard. They were considered property of men, fathers, brothers so husbands. If the hubby tired of her, he could get rid of her for some other woman. The woman could non divo

MY THOUGHTS:

I received this book in exchange for my honest review.

Crocker… what a spitfire!

To empathize the shocking actions of Aimee Crocker, yous must understand the restraints of the Edwardian era depicted in the book and what it meant for women of that fourth dimension.

Women could not vote. Women were thought to be seen and not heard. They were considered property of men, fathers, brothers and then husbands. If the husband tired of her, he could get rid of her for another adult female. The woman could not divorce the hubby. 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 condition in lodge. A adult female'due south status never inverse. If she was born into money, she was a commodity, a bargaining fleck. If a woman was born into poverty, she remained there and oftentimes sold herself to survive. After came 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 courage too be true to herself.

Of course, she was rich and had the means to do things others could not, but she did bring about backbone for other women who left their mark on history. I didn't like the writing at times, but the exploits and adventures were fun to read and I even laughed out loud at times at her audacity.

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Eh. I can't recollect why I bought this book. I started it earlier in the yr merely put information technology down, bored. I've now finished it.

The book is a collection of purported reminiscences of Aimée Crocker. Obviously, she was in one case a star of the gossip pages. She inherited a large amount of money young and so proceeded to do every bit 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 get a stock fictional characte

Eh. I tin't recall why I bought this book. I started information technology earlier in the yr simply put it downwards, bored. I've now finished it.

The book is a collection of purported reminiscences of Aimée Crocker. Manifestly, she was once a star of the gossip pages. She inherited a large corporeality of coin young then proceeded to do every bit she pleased for the rest of her life. Some of her stories are okay. Many of them reek of bovine excrement. I suspect the author's self-portrayal has become a stock fictional graphic symbol -- the aging, gratis-spirited socialite who is attracted to mysticism and surrounds herself with "interesting' people.

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

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

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Interesting life

The tales of this book are often too outlandish to believe. I'm choosing to believe them anyhow. Aimee Crocker seems to exist 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 tin can feel a chip 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 annoying habit of referring to them

Interesting life

The tales of this book are often besides outlandish to believe. I'm choosing to believe them anyway. Aimee Crocker seems to exist an interesting an eccentric rich lady of her fourth dimension. Her stories were very interesting, the blazon of story that would be fun to hear regaled at a party just can feel a bit much when reading them back to back. While Aimee does show an extended respect for POC across what I imagine would be typical of her time, she does accept the annoying addiction of referring to them often as 'kid-similar' or having 'loyalty like a domestic dog' which to modernistic eyes reads a bit uncomfortably. Enjoyed the book. Probably wouldn't read it over again or recommend it unless I had someone who it would exist perfect for. Would accept loved to meet Aimee Crocker and I capeesh 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 it must exist said - to undertake heady expeditions and adventures.
Likewise she comes across as someone who would have been fun to be with.
Highly recommended.
I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher Head of Zeus via Netgalley in render for an honest unbiased review.

Feb 28, 2019 Carolyn rated it it was amazing

Aimee Crocker was an amazing contained woman back when women were idea of no more livestock. I admire this woman's power, pride and fearlessness. She traveled the earth in a time when women were forced to marry and stay home. Their only purpose was to conduct children and go along house. Thanks to fearless women like this, Thank sky the globe changed. I profoundly loved this volume about a very remarkable wild adult female. Aimee Crocker was an astonishing independent woman back when women were thought of no more than livestock. I admire this woman's power, pride and fearlessness. She traveled the globe in a fourth dimension when women were forced to ally and stay home. Their merely purpose was to bear children and go on house. Thank you to fearless women like this, Thank heaven the earth changed. I greatly loved this volume about a very remarkable wild woman. ...more than

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

I'1000 torn between 3 stars and four. I did savor reading this and found it to be a quick read, simply sometimes the briefness of the stories seemed also cursory, or she focused too much on wanting to share scandal that the potential for more than interesting anecdotes were lost. I also started to tire of just how many men were immediately in beloved with her. Only with all that said, it was withal a fun book, and it makes me curious to acquire more about her

The amazing experiences of an Edwardian heiress who was obviously quite liberated for her fourth dimension. She clearly was quite a character and maybe embellished some of the stories simply even allowing for that, she was certainly a dauntless and intrepid person. Quite fascinating to hear her descriptions of the Far East, especially HK at the plough of the century. Not fantastically written but I gave it an extra star because she was such a feisty woman!

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

Sep 11, 2019 Cadillacrazy rated it really liked information technology

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

I liked information technology - memories of a lady lucky enough to have plenty money to be adventurous in the late 19th century.

May 24, 2020 Susan Ovans rated information technology actually liked it

What a rollicking skilful 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 Due east at the turn of the 20th century. What a gal!

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

Aug 17, 2019 Laura S rated it it was amazing

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

Aug 27, 2019 Diana rated it liked information technology

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

A great biography of a woman who was rich and adventurous in the 19th century and didn't care what anyone thought.

May 09, 2021 David Owen rated it actually liked it

Interesting life, or at to the lowest degree stories based on her life, in exotic locales such as Borneo. This all back in the late 1800's 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 belatedly 1800's when few women traveled around the world on their own. ...more

This would be a corking Kate Winslet motion-picture show, only studio execs would refuse it for beingness likewise implausible.

Interesting read of a wealthy adult female'south travels, more often than not in Asia, during the 1800s to early on 1900s. Stereotypes from that era abound, just she does challenge those around women. Interesting read of a wealthy adult female's travels, mostly in Asia, during the 1800s to early on 1900s. Stereotypes from that era abound, but she does challenge those around women. ...more

Audacious, Unlimited Life

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

Adventurous, Unlimited Life

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

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

Not what I had hoped for but curiously 'fictional?'. Non what I had hoped for but curiously 'fictional?'. ...more than

So far, this book is taking me forever.

Sep 25, 2016 Laura rated information technology really liked it

Her thirst for adventure is absolutely fascinating and inspiring!

Apr xiii, 2017 Laura rated it really liked it

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 affair happened when I was sailing with my grown children" ...expect, what kids?), and somewhat marred by a cavalier avuncular racism common to the era ("the dear footling 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 complete life story ("oh this agreeable matter happened when I was sailing with my grown children" ...look, what kids?), and somewhat marred by a condescending avuncular racism common to the era ("the dear piddling natives who couldn't perchance rule themselves") and an uninformed fetishization of "the exotic." ...more than

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