| Description |
xii, 375 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-364) and index. |
| Contents |
Ellen Cashman : angel and wild woman -- Ferminia Sarras : the Copper Queen -- "Hustlers of no mean ability" : women on their own -- The steam engine and the Lost Breyfogle : dubious enterprises -- Ellen Nay : native daughter -- "Hers were the only hands to assist me" : daughters, sisters, wives, and lovers -- Queen Mary and the Tugboat Annie of the desert : the postwar era -- "Hit rock bottom hard enough to bounce" : the depression years -- "Listen and the mountains will talk to you" : Happy Days and Panamint Annie -- Anna Rechel : the last prospector in Rawhide. |
| Subject |
Women miners -- West (U.S.) -- History.
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Prospecting -- West (U.S.) -- History.
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| ISBN |
0803249144 cloth alkaline paper |
| Sudoc No. |
U5001 T623 -1997 nbdocs |
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