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About this book
A fascinating history of women on America's western frontier by the #1
New York Times–bestselling author of
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee.
Popular culture has taught us to picture the Old West as a land of men, whether it's the lone hero on horseback or crowds of card players in a rough-and-tumble saloon. But the taming of the frontier involved plenty of women, too—and this book tells their stories.
At first, female pioneers were indeed rare—when the town of Denver was founded in 1859, there were only five women among a population of almost a thousand. But the adventurers arrived, slowly but surely. There was Frances Grummond, a sheltered Southern girl who married a Yankee and traveled with him out west, only to lose him in a massacre. Esther Morris, a dignified middle-aged lady, held a tea party in South Pass City, Wyoming, that would play a role in the long, slow battle for women's suffrage. Josephine Meeker, an Oberlin College graduate, was determined to educate the Colorado Indians—but was captured by the Ute. And young Virginia Reed, only thirteen, set out for California as part of a group that would become known as the Donner Party.
With tales of notables such as Elizabeth Custer, Carry Nation, and Lola Montez, this social history touches upon many familiar topics—from the early Mormons to the gold rush to the dawn of the railroads—with a new perspective. This enlightening and entertaining book goes beyond characters like Calamity Jane to reveal the true diversity of the great western migration of the nineteenth century.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author's personal collection.
Popular culture has taught us to picture the Old West as a land of men, whether it's the lone hero on horseback or crowds of card players in a rough-and-tumble saloon. But the taming of the frontier involved plenty of women, too—and this book tells their stories.
At first, female pioneers were indeed rare—when the town of Denver was founded in 1859, there were only five women among a population of almost a thousand. But the adventurers arrived, slowly but surely. There was Frances Grummond, a sheltered Southern girl who married a Yankee and traveled with him out west, only to lose him in a massacre. Esther Morris, a dignified middle-aged lady, held a tea party in South Pass City, Wyoming, that would play a role in the long, slow battle for women's suffrage. Josephine Meeker, an Oberlin College graduate, was determined to educate the Colorado Indians—but was captured by the Ute. And young Virginia Reed, only thirteen, set out for California as part of a group that would become known as the Donner Party.
With tales of notables such as Elizabeth Custer, Carry Nation, and Lola Montez, this social history touches upon many familiar topics—from the early Mormons to the gold rush to the dawn of the railroads—with a new perspective. This enlightening and entertaining book goes beyond characters like Calamity Jane to reveal the true diversity of the great western migration of the nineteenth century.
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author's personal collection.
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Index
A | B | C | D | E
F | G | H | I | J
K | L | M | N | O
P | Q | R | S | T
U | V | W | X | Y
F | G | H | I | J
K | L | M | N | O
P | Q | R | S | T
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Abilene, Kans., 130
Actresses, 168-187
Adams, Antoinette, 168-69
Adams, Charles, 28-32, 34-35
Allen, Prairie Lillie, 188
Alta California, 139, 227
American River, 101
Amusements, 147-167
Anderson, William (Bloody Bill), 263
Anthony, Susan B., 242, 248-251
Apache Indians, 20, 35, 216
Applegate, Jesse, 107, 113, 165, 201, 205
Arapaho Indians, 52
Arizona, 14, 36, 39, 47, 108, 124, 161
Arizona Mary, 255
Arkansas River, 105
Astor, Dolly, 75
Astoria, Ore., 13, 74
Atchison, Kans., 184
Atkins, Mary, 140
Austin, Nev., 223
Baldwin, Tillie, 188-89
Bancroft, Hubert H., 16, 168, 224, 289
Bannock City, Idaho, 162
Barnes, Jane, 13, 75-80
Bates, Mrs. D. B., 86-87, 115
Beckwourth, Jim, 214
Beecher, Harriet, 226-27
Beecher, Catharine E., 226-27, 229, 285
Beecher, Henry W., 227, 229
Bellamy, Mary G., 248
Benét, Stephen V., 63
Benicia, Calif., 140-41
Bent, William, 213
Bent’s Fort, 105, 108
Benteen, Frederick, 47
Bernhardt, Sarah, 184-85
Bickerdyke, Mary Ann (Mother), 127, 130
Big Blue River, 96
Bighorn Basin, Wyo., 221-22
Black Hawk War, 95
Black Hills, 85, 90
Black Kettle (Cheyenne Indian), 72
Blackfoot Indians, 213
Blancett, Bertha, 188-89
Blood Indians, 213
Bloomer, Amelia Jenks, 139, 145
Blue, Teddy, 257
Blue Duck, 264
Bodie, Calif., 90
Boies, Blanche, 278
Bonney, Benjamin F., 108
Boonville, Mo., 160
Boonville (Mo.) Register, 160
Boyd, Mrs. Orsemus, 43, 65, 206
Boyesen, Hjalmar, 290
Bozeman, John, 195
Bozeman, Mont., 162
Bozeman Trail, 49, 195
Bridger, Jim, 213-15
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- I The Sunbonnet Myth
- II "Peril Lay at Every Hand"
- III The Army Girls
- IV Beau Sabreur and His Lady Fair
- V Some Ladies of Easy Virtue
- VI "Many a Weary Mile"
- VII A Lodging for the Night
- VIII Vanity Conquers All
- IX "A Little Light Diversion"
- X Pink Tights and Red Velvet Skirts
- XI A Home in the West
- XII The Great Female Shortage
- XIII Wyoming Tea Party
- XIV Casting Off the Shackles
- XV Schoolmarms and Maternal Forces
- XVI Male Viewpoint
- Image Gallery
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- Index
- A Biography of Dee Brown
- Copyright