Calamity Jane :
by McLaird, James D.
Published by : University of Oklahoma Press, (Norman :) Physical details: xiii, 378 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm. ISBN:0806135913 (hc : alk. paper); 9780806135915 (hc : alk. paper).| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 900 - 999 | 978.02092 McL (Browse shelf) | Available | 94185 |
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| 978.02092 Den Faith and betrayal | 978.02092 Kir Lady at the O.K. Corral : | 978.02092 Lak Wyatt Earp | 978.02092 McL Calamity Jane : | 978.02092 McQ No time to quit : | 978.02092 Rem Kit Carson : | 978.020922 Cla The last outlaws : |
List of illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Princeton, Missouri, 1856-1864 -- 2. To Montana and Wyoming, 1864-1874 -- 3. The Black Hills expedition of 1875 -- 4. With Crook in 1876 -- 5. With Wild Bill Hickok in Deadwood, 1876 -- 6. Dime novel heroine, 1877 -- 7. Life in Dakota, 1878-1881 -- 8. Following the Northern Pacific, 1882-1884 -- 9. Life in Wyoming, 1884-1894 -- 10. A Deadwood celebrity, 1895-1896 -- 11. Life in Montana, 1896-1901 -- 12. The Pan-American Exposition, 1901-1902 -- 13. Death in the Black Hills, 1903 -- 14. Building a legend, 1903-1953 -- 15. Of daughters, letters, and a diary -- 16. Challenging the myth, 1953-2003 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
A meticulously researched account about how an alcoholic prostitute was transformed into a Wild West heroine is presented in this biography of Martha Canary, the woman known as Calamity Jane.
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