The Gentle Tamers: Women of the Old Wild West

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U of Nebraska Press, 1.01.1981 г. - 317 страници
A lively, informal but factual account of the women who built the West includes descriptions of Elizabeth Custer, Lola Montez, Josephine Meeker, and Carry Nation.

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CHAPTER PAGE I The Sunbonnet Myth
11
Peril Lay at Every Hand
18
The Army Girls
43
Beau Sabreur and His Lady Fair
67
Some Ladies of Easy Virtue
74
Many a Weary Mile
94
A Lodging for the Night
122
Vanity Conquers All
133
A Home in the West
190
The Great Female Shortage
212
Wyoming Tea Party
238
Casting Off the Shackles
252
Schoolmarms and Maternal Forces
284
Male Viewpoint
293
Notes
299
Index
311

A Little Light Diversion
147
Pink Tights and Red Velvet Skirts
168

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Dee Brown is author of numerous books including "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee." "The Fetterman Massacre" and "The Galvanized Yankees" are both available as Bison Books.

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