Jan Cleere
Author & Freelance Writer
Author & Freelance Writer
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Articles and Reviews
A Traveler's Library: Books and Music to Inspire Travel
Book review of Levi's & Lace: Arizona Women Who Made History, by Vera Marie Badertscher
http://atravelerslibrary.com/2012/02/15/arizona-women/
Western Writers of America Roundup Magazine, Vol. XIX, No. 3 (February 2012)
"Women have oft been omitted from the annals of history. Enter Jan Cleere, who has pulled together accounts of many women who might not have made the pages of the encyclopedia, but, in their own way, changed the history of those they served. . . . Levi's & Lace is a must read."
Journal of Arizona History, Vol. 52, No. 4 (Winter 2011)
"Levi's & Lace is an enjoyable read, with lively writing about a diverse group of women who contributed to the development of the state."
SouthwestBlend.com
Book review
Levi's & Lace: Arizona Women Who Made History
Arizona Daily Star
Book review by J.C. Martin
Levi's & Lace: Arizona Women Who Made History
Green Valley News & Sun
Book review by Karen Walenga
Levi's & Lace: Arizona Women Who Made History
Story Circle Book Reviews
Book Review by Laura Strathman Hulka
Levi's & Lace: Arizona Women Who Made History
Journal of Arizona History
Book review of Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers, by Bruce J. Dinges, Editor
"Oro Valley writer Jan Cleere has compiled her own 'profiles in courage' in Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers. . . . she presents lively biographies of eleven Arizona women whose childhood adventures presaged their productive adult lives. . . . Thanks to Jan Cleere, they are able to share their stories with adults and children today."
True West Magazine
Book review by Cynthia Green
Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers
SouthwestBlend.com
Book Review by Nancy J. Reid
Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers
SouthwestBlend.com
Book Review by Nancy J. Reid
Outlaw Tales of Arizona: True Stories of Arizona's Most Famous Robbers, Rustlers, and Bandits
SouthwestBlend.com
Book Review by Nancy J. Reid
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women
Desert Tracks
Newsletter of the Southwest Chapter of the Oregon-CaliforniaTrails Association, Book Review of Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers, by Walter Drew Hill
"Jan Cleere's collection of eleven fascinating real life accounts of early Arizona girls . . . offer(s) a view of southwestern history that is often overlooked: childhood. Cleere writes with enthusiasm for her subjects, and consequently she has succeeded in making these Arizona girls come alive. Each sketch is adventure-intensive and interesting."
The Explorer Newspaper
Book Review, by Emil Franzi
Local Reads on Western Lore Make Great Gifts This Year
KMSB-TV Fox 11 AZ (Tucson)
"Local Author Wins Two Top Literary Prizes," by Alicia Barron
The Journal of Arizona History
Book Review of Outlaw Tales of Arizona: True Stories of Arizona's Most Famous Robbers, Rustlers, and Bandits, by Bruce J. Dinges, Editor
"Jan Cleere recognizes a good story when she hears it, but she is skeptical enough not always to accept it at face value. . . . Cleere's bibliography is a handy guide to further reading and a testament to her own diligent research."
Phoenix Magazine
Book Review by Ashlea Deahl
Outlaw Tales of Arizona: True Stories of Arizona's Most Famous Robbers, Rustlers, and Bandits
Arizona Daily Star
Book Review by J.C. Martin, "Southern Arizona Authors"
Outlaw Tales of Arizona: True Stories of Arizona's Most Famous Robbers, Rustlers, and Bandits
The Journal of Arizona History
Book Review of More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women, by Bruce J. Dinges, Editor
"Her charmingly written book serves as both a tribute to the resourcefulness of the human spirit and an invitation for further research into the lives of these, and other, forgotten pioneer women."
Arizona Daily Star
Book Review by J.C. Martin, "Southern Arizona Authors"
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women
KNPR 88.9 FM
"State of Nevada" radio interview, by Gwen Castaldi
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women
Las Vegas Review-Journal
"STAKING THEIR CLAIM: Independent Spirit - New book details 13 Nevada pioneer women who broke from convention," by John Przbys
Las Vegas Sun
"Pioneers no longer overlooked," by Susan Snyder
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women
Book review of Levi's & Lace: Arizona Women Who Made History, by Vera Marie Badertscher
http://atravelerslibrary.com/2012/02/15/arizona-women/
Western Writers of America Roundup Magazine, Vol. XIX, No. 3 (February 2012)
"Women have oft been omitted from the annals of history. Enter Jan Cleere, who has pulled together accounts of many women who might not have made the pages of the encyclopedia, but, in their own way, changed the history of those they served. . . . Levi's & Lace is a must read."
Journal of Arizona History, Vol. 52, No. 4 (Winter 2011)
"Levi's & Lace is an enjoyable read, with lively writing about a diverse group of women who contributed to the development of the state."
SouthwestBlend.com
Book review
Levi's & Lace: Arizona Women Who Made History
Arizona Daily Star
Book review by J.C. Martin
Levi's & Lace: Arizona Women Who Made History
Green Valley News & Sun
Book review by Karen Walenga
Levi's & Lace: Arizona Women Who Made History
Story Circle Book Reviews
Book Review by Laura Strathman Hulka
Levi's & Lace: Arizona Women Who Made History
Journal of Arizona History
Book review of Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers, by Bruce J. Dinges, Editor
"Oro Valley writer Jan Cleere has compiled her own 'profiles in courage' in Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers. . . . she presents lively biographies of eleven Arizona women whose childhood adventures presaged their productive adult lives. . . . Thanks to Jan Cleere, they are able to share their stories with adults and children today."
True West Magazine
Book review by Cynthia Green
Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers
SouthwestBlend.com
Book Review by Nancy J. Reid
Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers
SouthwestBlend.com
Book Review by Nancy J. Reid
Outlaw Tales of Arizona: True Stories of Arizona's Most Famous Robbers, Rustlers, and Bandits
SouthwestBlend.com
Book Review by Nancy J. Reid
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women
Desert Tracks
Newsletter of the Southwest Chapter of the Oregon-CaliforniaTrails Association, Book Review of Amazing Girls of Arizona: True Stories of Young Pioneers, by Walter Drew Hill
"Jan Cleere's collection of eleven fascinating real life accounts of early Arizona girls . . . offer(s) a view of southwestern history that is often overlooked: childhood. Cleere writes with enthusiasm for her subjects, and consequently she has succeeded in making these Arizona girls come alive. Each sketch is adventure-intensive and interesting."
The Explorer Newspaper
Book Review, by Emil Franzi
Local Reads on Western Lore Make Great Gifts This Year
KMSB-TV Fox 11 AZ (Tucson)
"Local Author Wins Two Top Literary Prizes," by Alicia Barron
The Journal of Arizona History
Book Review of Outlaw Tales of Arizona: True Stories of Arizona's Most Famous Robbers, Rustlers, and Bandits, by Bruce J. Dinges, Editor
"Jan Cleere recognizes a good story when she hears it, but she is skeptical enough not always to accept it at face value. . . . Cleere's bibliography is a handy guide to further reading and a testament to her own diligent research."
Phoenix Magazine
Book Review by Ashlea Deahl
Outlaw Tales of Arizona: True Stories of Arizona's Most Famous Robbers, Rustlers, and Bandits
Arizona Daily Star
Book Review by J.C. Martin, "Southern Arizona Authors"
Outlaw Tales of Arizona: True Stories of Arizona's Most Famous Robbers, Rustlers, and Bandits
The Journal of Arizona History
Book Review of More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women, by Bruce J. Dinges, Editor
"Her charmingly written book serves as both a tribute to the resourcefulness of the human spirit and an invitation for further research into the lives of these, and other, forgotten pioneer women."
Arizona Daily Star
Book Review by J.C. Martin, "Southern Arizona Authors"
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women
KNPR 88.9 FM
"State of Nevada" radio interview, by Gwen Castaldi
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women
Las Vegas Review-Journal
"STAKING THEIR CLAIM: Independent Spirit - New book details 13 Nevada pioneer women who broke from convention," by John Przbys
Las Vegas Sun
"Pioneers no longer overlooked," by Susan Snyder
More Than Petticoats: Remarkable Nevada Women