{"product_id":"outrageous-women-of-the-american-frontier-isbn-9780471383000","title":"Outrageous Women of the American Frontier","description":"Incredible true stories of the most amazing women in American history\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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!\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Among the outrageous women you?ll meet are:\u003cbr\u003e * Charlie Parkhurst?who disguised herself as a man, drove a stagecoach for twenty years, and was probably the first American woman to vote\u003cbr\u003e * 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\u003cbr\u003e * Gertrudis Barcelo?Santa Fe?s \"Gambling Queen\" who kept her maiden name, owned her own casino, and helped the United States win the Mexican-American War\u003cbr\u003e * Libbie Custer?wife of the famous general and a talented writer who chronicled her frontier adventures in books that made her a wealthy woman\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Also available in the Outrageous Women series...\u003cbr\u003e * Outrageous Women of Ancient Times\u003cbr\u003e * Outrageous Women of Colonial America\u003cbr\u003e * Outrageous Women of the Middle Ages\u003cbr\u003e * Outrageous Women of the Renaissance  INTRODUCTION.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART ONE: THE AGE OF CONQUEST (1800 1840S).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 1. Sacagawea (1787 18??).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 2. Gertrudis Barcelo (18?? 1852).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 3. Narcissa Whitman (1808 1847).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 4. Juana Briones (1802 1889).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART TWO: THE AGE OF settlement (1840s 1870s).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 5. Luzena Stanley Wilson (1821 18??).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 6. Eliza Snow (1804 1887).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 7. Bridget \"Biddy\" Mason (1818 1891).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 8. Charlie Parkhurst (1812 1879).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e PART THREE: THE AGE OF EXPANSION (1870s 1900).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 9. Martha \"Calamity Jane\" Cannary (18?? 1903).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 10. \"Stagecoach\" Mary Fields (1832 1914).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 11. Sarah Winnemucca Hopkins (1844 1891).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 12. Libbie Custer (1842 1933).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 13. Nellie Cashman (18?? 1925).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 14. Evelyn Cameron (1868 1928).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Suggested Reading.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Credits.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Other Outrageous Women of the American Frontier. Mary Rodd Furbee is a part-time writing and journalism instructor at West Virginia University School of Journalism. She is the author of several children's books, including Outrageous Women of Colonial America (Wiley).  Incredible true stories of the most amazing women in American history  \u003cp\u003eThey 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. 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