Outrageous Women of the American Frontier Author: Mary Rodd Furbee Retail Price: $18.00 Our Price: $16.20 Save: 1.80 (10.00%) Availability: In Stock        Incredible true stories of the most amazing women in American history. They were courageous, resourceful pioneers, enduring and adventurous. They made arduous journeys, carved careers out of the wilderness, defied conventions, and fought for their freedom. They were community leaders, artists, and entrepreneurs. These Outrageous Women of the American Frontier boldly faced the gritty realities of daily life - everything from starvation to shootouts - and made their mark in history! Among the outrageous women you'll meet are: Charlie Parkhurst - who disguised herself as a man, drove a stagecoach for twenty years, and was probably the first American woman to vote Bridget 'Biddy' Mason - a former slave who gained her freedom in the 1850s and made enough money to set up several homes for the homeless, sick, and old Gertrudis Barcelo - Santa Fes 'Gambling Queen' who kept her maiden name, owned her own casino, and helped the United States win the Mexican-American War Libbie Custer - wife of the famous general and a talented writer who chronicled her frontier adventures in books that made her a wealthy woman Similar Items you may enjoy! Outrageous Women of Colonial America Author: Mary Rodd Furbee Our Price: $16.20 Outrageous Women of Civil War Times Author: Mary Rodd Furbee Our Price: $13.46 John Wesley and the American Frontier Author: John Fremont Beeson Our Price: $16.49 The Frontier in American History - eBook Author: Frederick Jackson Turner Our Price: $2.39

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