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Wild women of the Wild West

Presents an account of frontier life for women in the American West through brief biographies of fifteen famous individuals, including Calamity Jane, Belle Starr, Nellie Cashman, Mary Fields, and Annie Oakley.

Main Author: Winter, Jonah, 1962-
Other Authors: Guevara, Susan (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Holiday House, c2011.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Women pioneers > West (U.S.) > History > Juvenile nonfiction.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) > Juvenile nonfiction.
Women pioneers > West (U.S.) > Biography > Juvenile.
Women > Biography > Juvenile.
West (U.S.) > History > 19th century > Juvenile nonfiction.
West (U.S.) > Social life and customs > Juvenile nonfiction.
West (U.S.) > Biography > Juvenile.
Summary: Presents an account of frontier life for women in the American West through brief biographies of fifteen famous individuals, including Calamity Jane, Belle Starr, Nellie Cashman, Mary Fields, and Annie Oakley.
Physical Description: 40 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), map ; 29 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 40).
ISBN: 9780823416011 (hbk.)
0823416011 (hbk.)
Author Notes: Children's author and illustrator Jonah Winter was born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1962. He has created many popular books, including works about baseball and biographies of famous individuals including Frida Kahlo, Roberto Clemente, and Barack Obama.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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