A Beautiful Mine: Women Prospectors of the Old West
Often portrayed only as "camp followers" or "sporting women" in association with the gold rushes of the Old West, women actually made fortunes panning and mining, as well. These short vignettes look at the lives of the women who participated in the booms and busts as miners and mine owners.
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Often portrayed only as "camp followers" or "sporting women" in association with the gold rushes of the Old West, women actually made fortunes panning and mining, as well. These short vignettes look at the lives of the women who participated in the booms and busts as miners and mine owners.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780762743728 (0762743727)
Publish date: July 17th 2008
Publisher: TwoDot
Pages no: 160
Edition language: English
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