Author: Calamity Jane
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Cowgirls
Languages : en
Pages : 84

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Author: Calamity Jane
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 60

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Author: James D. McLaird
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806135915
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 396

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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.

Author: Alicia Z. Klepeis
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC
ISBN: 150262205X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35

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The Wild West was home to many men and women looking for adventure and a new life. Back then, in a place of danger and intrigue, there were several characters that made their mark on the frontier. One woman was Calamity Jane. Born Martha Jane Cannary, Calamity Jane would become one of America’s best-known sharpshooters and horse riders. Her life is told in here in easy-to-read language and vivid illustrations sure to engage young readers.

Author: Karen R. Jones
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300252129
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 327

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A fascinating new account of the life and legend of the Wild West’s most notorious woman: Calamity Jane Martha Jane Canary, popularly known as Calamity Jane, was the pistol-packing, rootin’ tootin’ “lady wildcat” of the American West. Brave and resourceful, she held her own with the men of America’s most colorful era and became a celebrity both in her own right and through her association with the likes of Wild Bill Hickok and Buffalo Bill Cody. In this engaging account, Karen Jones takes a fresh look at the story of this iconic frontierswoman. She pieces together what is known of Canary’s life and shows how a rough and itinerant lifestyle paved the way for the scattergun, alcohol-fueled heroics that dominated Canary’s career. Spanning Canary’s rise from humble origins to her role as “heroine of the plains” and the embellishment of her image over subsequent decades, Jones shows her to be feisty, eccentric, transgressive—and very much complicit in the making of the myth that was Calamity Jane.

Author: Alta
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 270

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Author: James D. McLaird
Publisher: SDSHS Press
ISBN: 0977795594
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 156

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bibliography, index, eight-page photo essay

Author: Larry McMurtry
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9780743216296
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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A strange old woman caked in Montana mud pens a letter to her darling daughter back East—the writer's name is Martha Jane, but her friends call her Calamity... I am the Wild West, no show about it. I was one of the people who kept it wild. Larry McMurtry returns to the territory of his Pulitzer Prize–winning masterwork, Lonesome Dove, to sing the song of Calamity Jane's last ride. In a letter to her daughter back East, Martha Jane is not shy about her own importance. Martha Jane—better known as Calamity—is just one of the handful of aging legends who travel to London as part of Buffalo Bill Cody's Wild West Show in Buffalo Girls. As he describes the insatiable curiosity of Calamity's Indian friend No Ears, Annie Oakley's shooting match with Lord Windhouveren, and other highlights of the tour, McMurtry turns the story of a band of hardy, irrepressible survivors into an unforgettable portrait of love, fellowship, dreams, and heartbreak.

Author: Dana Marton
Publisher: Dana Marton
ISBN: 1940627435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 339

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On the verge of losing her business, Allie Bianchi, a historical reenactor, must return to her hometown that never accepted her family. The sooner she leaves again, the better. But when the town recluse is murdered on the night of her arrival, his prepper hoard stolen, she becomes Detective Harper Finnegan’s number one suspect. In what universe is her bad-boy ex-boyfriend now a cop, arresting her for murder? "I laughed, cried, kept me at the edge of my seat, could not put it down." Maple River Review /BROSLIN CREEK SERIES

Author: Mary E. Lyons
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439108773
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 196

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Based on the true story of Harriet Ann Jacobs, Letters from a Slave Girl reveals in poignant detail what thousands of African American women had to endure not long ago, sure to enlighten, anger, and never be forgotten. Harriet Jacobs was born into slavery; it's the only life she has ever known. Now, with the death of her mistress, there is a chance she will be given her freedom, and for the first time Harriet feels hopeful. But hoping can be dangerous, because disappointment is devastating. Harriet has one last hope, though: escape to the North. And as she faces numerous ordeals, this hope gives her the strength she needs to survive.