| Description |
xiii, 378 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-363) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
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Calamity Jane, 1856-1903.
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Women pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Pioneers -- West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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Frontier and pioneer life -- West (U.S.)
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West (U.S.) -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
0806135913 hardcover alkaline paper |
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9780806135915 hardcover alkaline paper |
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