Race and the wild West : Sarah Bickford, the Montana vigilantes, and the tourism of decline, 1870-1930 /

The biography of Sarah Bickford, born a slave in Tennessee, who became the first African American female public utilities owner of the Virginia City Water Company and spent three decades promoting tourism at a historic building where the Montana Vigilantes lynched five men.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Arata, Laura Joanne, 1984- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2020]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Race and culture in the American West ; v. 17.
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Description
Summary:The biography of Sarah Bickford, born a slave in Tennessee, who became the first African American female public utilities owner of the Virginia City Water Company and spent three decades promoting tourism at a historic building where the Montana Vigilantes lynched five men.
Physical Description:xviii, 285 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780806164977
0806164972