Bibliograph

The gentle tamers, women of the old Wild West, Dee Brown

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The gentle tamers, women of the old Wild West, Dee Brown

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The gentle tamers

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Dee Brown

Sub title

women of the old Wild West

Summary

Dee Brown's fascinating history of women on America's western frontier "Who was the western Woman? What was she like, this gentle yet persistent tamer of the wild land that was the American West?" These are questions that Dee Brown, author of the bestselling Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, sets out to answer in this spirited work of social history. He outlines the many types of female pioneers: housewives to rebels, schoolteachers to saloon women. They included notables such as Elizabeth Custer, Esther Morris, and Lola Montez. Wonderfully attuned to anecdote, Brown describes these extraordinary women with enthusiasm and compassion. He makes a persuasive case that, though men first settled the West, it was women who civilized it. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Dee Brown including rare photos from the author's personal collection

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Women of the old Wild West

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