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Women of the frontier : 16 tales of trailblazing homesteaders, entrepreneurs, and rabble-rousers /

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miller, Brandon Marie (Author)
Other Authors: Erichsen, Chris (map designer.)
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, [2013]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Women of action (Chicago, Ill.)
Subjects:
Women pioneers > West (U.S.) > History > Biography > Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) > History > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) > Juvenile literature.
West (U.S.) > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women pioneers > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Dust jackets (Bindings) > 2013.
Biography.
History.
Juvenile works.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Women pioneers.
United States, West.
Women pioneers > History.
West (U.S.) > History.
Women > Biography.
Description
Summary: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.
Item Description:"Interior design: Sarah Olson ; Map design: Chris Erichsen"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:ix, 246 pages : illustrations, map, portraits, photographs ; 23 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references, pages 225-238, and index.
ISBN:9781883052973 (hardcover)
1883052971 (hardcover)