Wild Women of the Wild West
by:
Jonah Winter (author)
Annie Oakley could shoot a gun better than any man in the Wild West. Mary Fields hauled stones and lumber. When one man challenged her, she beat him in a gunfight. Time after time, Polly Pry, a newspaper reporter, risked her life when she exposed bad guys and wrote the truth. And Sarah...
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Annie Oakley could shoot a gun better than any man in the Wild West. Mary Fields hauled stones and lumber. When one man challenged her, she beat him in a gunfight. Time after time, Polly Pry, a newspaper reporter, risked her life when she exposed bad guys and wrote the truth. And Sarah Winnemucca, daughter of a Paiute chief, fought in battle, negotiated peace between Indians and settlers, and gained civil rights for her people.Biographical sketches, color portraits and sepia line drawings reveal the accomplishments of fifteen amazing women whose adventurous spirit helped build our nation.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780823416011 (0823416011)
Publish date: October 1st 2011
Publisher: Holiday House
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
Fifteen encapsulated biographies of notable women during the 1800's in the American West. The author injects random editorializing which I found troublesome.
Engaging and informative profiles, an attractively designed collective biography.
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