Women of the frontier : 16 tales of trailblazing homesteaders, entrepreneurs, and rabble-rousers / Brandon Marie Miller.
| Author/creator | Miller, Brandon Marie author. |
| Other author | Erichsen, Chris, map designer. |
| Other author | Olson, Sarah, book designer. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2013] |
| Copyright Date | ©2013 |
| Description | ix, 246 pages : illustrations, map, portraits, photographs ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Women of action Women of action (Chicago, Ill.) ^A1192407 |
| Contents | Many a weary mile. Margret Reed: surviving starvation in the Sierra Nevada ; Amelia Stewart Knight: on the Oregon trail -- Oh, give me a home. Narcissa Whitman: alone, in the thick darkness of heathendom ; Miriam Davis Colt: an experiment in Kansas ; Frances Grummond: Army wife in Wyoming -- A woman that can work. Luzena Stanley Wilson: California gold fever ; Clara Brown: African American pioneer ; Bethenia Owens-Adair: female physician -- And now the fun begins. Martha Dartt Maxwell: Colorado naturalist ; Charlotte "Lotta" Crabtree: "Golden wonder" of the stage -- Great expectations for the future. Mary Elizabeth Lease: political firebrand ; Carry Nation: "Hachetation" against the devil's brew -- Clash of cultures. Rachel Parker Plummer and Cynthia Ann Parker: the captive and the "white squaw" ; Sarah Winnemucca: Life among the Paiutes ; Susette La Flesche: "an Indian is a person" -- Love song to the West. |
| Abstract | Drawing on journal entries, letters, and song lyrics to evoke the courage and spirit of female pioneers, a collection of portraits traces the lives of such individuals as Amelia Stewart Knight, Miriam Colt, and Clara Brown. |
| General note | "Interior design: Sarah Olson ; Map design: Chris Erichsen"--Title page verso. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references, pages 225-238, and index. |
| LCCN | 2012035756 |
| ISBN | 9781883052973 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1883052971 (hardcover) |
| Stock number | 1350759 QBI |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 978 M6126W | ✔ Available | Place Hold |