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Original Essays | November 9, 2009

Jesse Bullington: IMG Abash'd the Devil Stood

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Calamity Jane

by James D. Mclaird

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This book is a definitive biography of Martha Canary, the woman popularly known as Calamity Jane. Written by one of today's foremost authorities on this notorious character, it is a meticulously researched account of how an alcoholic prostitute was transformed into a Wild West heroine. Illustrated with dozens of photos--many never before seen--depicting Jane in her many guises, this long-awaited biography is the last word on Calamity Jane.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780806135915
Subtitle:
The Woman and the Legend
Author:
Mclaird, James D.
Author:
McLaird, James D.
Publisher:
University of Oklahoma Press
Subject:
Women
Subject:
United States - 19th Century/Old West
Subject:
Frontier and pioneer life
Subject:
Pioneers
Subject:
United States - State & Local - West
Subject:
West (u.s.)
Subject:
Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
Publication Date:
October 2005
Binding:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
378
Dimensions:
10.06x7.24x1.08 in. 1.90 lbs.
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