Stagecoach Women

Stagecoach Women
Author: Cheryl Mullenbach
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2020-02-24
Genre: History
ISBN: 1493042602

The Surprising Story of the Plucky Drivers, Shrewd Owners, and Ruthless Robbers Who Snubbed the Rules As pervasive as stagecoaches (popularly known as shake-guts) were in the early years of America, it shouldn’t be surprising that women who possessed a significant dose of grit and an ounce of entrepreneurial spirit engaged in one way or another in stagecoach enterprises. Though their contributions to stagecoach history were often overlooked, women drove stagecoaches, groomed and shod the stage horses, hoisted mailbags and boxes of gold bullion, negotiated contracts, bought and managed stage lines, defended (with their six-shooters) their cargo from bandits, and robbed stages in addition to fulfilling their traditional roles as housekeepers, cooks, and laundresses—and, oh yes, mothers to multiple children. Stagecoach Women offers an expansive overview of stagecoach history in the United States enriched by the personal stories of women who contributed to the evolution and success of a captivating facet of American history. Prepare for a teeth-rattling, romance-shattering journey that jolts away preconceived notions about women and stagecoaches and surprises with its twists and turns.

The Story of Stagecoach Mary Fields

The Story of Stagecoach Mary Fields
Author: Robert Henry Miller
Publisher: Silver Burdett Press
Total Pages: 30
Release: 1995
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780382243998

Recounts the life of the first African American woman to carry the United States mail

Pioneer Women

Pioneer Women
Author: Joanna L. Stratton
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2013-05-28
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1476753598

From a rediscovered collection of autobiographical accounts written by hundreds of Kansas pioneer women in the early twentieth century, Joanna Stratton has created a collection hailed by Newsweek as “uncommonly interesting” and “a remarkable distillation of primary sources.” Never before has there been such a detailed record of women’s courage, such a living portrait of the women who civilized the American frontier. Here are their stories: wilderness mothers, schoolmarms, Indian squaws, immigrants, homesteaders, and circuit riders. Their personal recollections of prairie fires, locust plagues, cowboy shootouts, Indian raids, and blizzards on the plains vividly reveal the drama, danger and excitement of the pioneer experience. These were women of relentless determination, whose tenacity helped them to conquer loneliness and privation. Their work was the work of survival, it demanded as much from them as from their men—and at last that partnership has been recognized. “These voices are haunting” (The New York Times Book Review), and they reveal the special heroism and industriousness of pioneer women as never before.

Lawbreaking Ladies

Lawbreaking Ladies
Author: Erika Owen
Publisher: Tiller Press
Total Pages: 208
Release: 2021-03-23
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1982147083

Discover 50 fascinating tales of female pirates, fraudsters, gamblers, bootleggers, serial killers, madams, and outlaws in this illustrated book of lawbreaking and legendary women throughout the ages. Many of us are familiar with the popular slogan “Well-behaved women seldom make history.” But that adage is taken to the next level in this book, which looks at women from the past who weren’t afraid to break the law or challenge gender norms. From pirates to madams, gamblers to bootleggers, and serial killers to outlaws, women throughout the ages haven’t always decided to be sugar, spice, and everything nice. In Lawbreaking Ladies, author Erika Owen tells the stories of 50 remarkable women whose rebellious and often criminal acts ought to solidify their place in history, including: - The swashbuckling pirate Ching Shih - “Queen of the Bootleggers” Gloria de Casares - The Prohibition-era gangster Stephanie Saint-Clair - And a band of prisoners who came to be known as the Goree Girls The perfect gift for true crime fans and lovers of little-known women’s history, Lawbreaking Ladies serves as an engaging and informative guide to gals who were daring, defiant, and sometimes downright dangerous.

Wanted by a Texas Ranger

Wanted by a Texas Ranger
Author: Kathryn Kaleigh
Publisher: KST Publishing Inc
Total Pages: 166
Release: 2023-11-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

Grace LaCroix followed her passion for adventure into the wild west frontier with no particular destination in mind—her most irresponsible action in life to date. Just as she begins to doubt her decision, an uncomfortable ride in a stagecoach suddenly becomes the least of her problems. When Texas Ranger Lucas Roberts sets out to capture a most wanted outlaw, he unexpectedly encounters the mysterious Grace LaCroix. He struggles to protect her while capturing the outlaw. He soon realizes that she just might be the one thing missing in his life. When a journey on the Butterfield Stage Route throws two people together who never would have met, perhaps fate intervened. Would the stars align for them both to have a new beginning? Together? Or would danger keep them apart? A lighthearted romantic western with a meet cute laced with a touch of danger that leads to a happily-ever-after.

Drew's Irish Lass

Drew's Irish Lass
Author: Delene Perry
Publisher: Smooth Sailing Press, LLC
Total Pages: 362
Release: 2014-02-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1618990381

Desperate to escape her home in a poverty-stricken, 1883 Ireland, Kathleen Macavee sails to America to marry a man she knows nothing about. Kathleen is pleasantly surprised upon meeting the handsome Drew Bryant. But will that be enough to fall in love? Will Kathleen be prepared for her new life as a wife in a strange land?

WJ American Hero

WJ American Hero
Author: Michael W. Mountain
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 326
Release: 2016-12-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1483462129

WJ American Hero is the final book in the Mountain Family trilogy. This action-packed fictional story begins in 1864 as the family moves to their new homestead in Blue Earth County in southern Minnesota. After the Dakota War of 1862, the largest Indian war in American history, the entire Indian population of Minnesota was forced to leave their lands throughout the state. Once the Indian population was exiled from the state, the federal government auctioned the land to the settlers. The Mountain family placed bids at the auction and purchased several parcels of Winnebago Indian land in southern Minnesota. As the family was attempting to get settled in Blue Earth County, three of its members made the decision to leave the family's homestead and head west to the new frontier of Wyoming. The travelers from Minnesota soon realized that they would be facing an increasing amount of danger every day. They could have never been prepared for what was in store for them in the Wild West.

Mary Fields Aka Stagecoach Mary

Mary Fields Aka Stagecoach Mary
Author: Erich Martin Hicks
Publisher: First Edition Design eBook Publishing
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2016-03-09
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781506901657

This is the story of Mary Fields, 'Stagecoach Mary', who got her nickname at the turn of the 20th Century. She earned this nickname by working for the United States Postal System delivering the United States Mail through adverse conditions that would have discouraged the most hardened frontiersmen of that period. All by herself, she never missed a day for 8 years, carrying the U. S. Mail and other important documents that helped settle the wild open territory of central west Montana. Mary had no fear of man, nor beast, and this sometimes got her into trouble. She delivered the mail regardless of the heat of the day, cold of night, wind, rain, sleet, snow, blizzards, Indians and Outlaws. Mary was 6 feet tall, and weighed over 200 pounds, and even with 'those' extraordinary extremes, there were two more facts that made 'her' history. Mary was the second woman in 'history' to carry the U. S. Mail, however, even that was a matter of simplicity, for a fact, she was a Negro Woman, and the only 'Negro', for hundreds and hundreds of miles when she first arrived in Montana. This feature story covers Mary's colorful life, from the plantation where she was born a slave in 1832, to the famous Steamboat race between the "Robert E. Lee" and the "Natchez" on the Mississippi River, to her death in Cascade, Montana, 1914. Erich Hicks, founder of Alpha Wolf Productions Inc., is an acclaimed Special Effects Coordinator, Producer and Writer, with over 20 years of experience in the entertainment industry. The company is an independent production outlet that develops, writes, and produces feature film and television content. Historically, Erich is the first African-American/Black to receive a Special Effects Pyrotechnic Operator's 1st class Master's License in the Motion Picture Industry. Thus, he is expertly qualified to produce and direct action sequences, stunts and explosions to achieve a realistic scene. As a writer, Erich's first novel, Rescue at Pine Ridge, released in December 2008. The novel is a historical narrative, depicting the all-Black 9th Calvary. Known as the US military's famed 'Buffalo Soldiers', which helped settle the American West in the late 1800's. Erich has completed an accompanying screenplay for a TV mini-series, Trilogy, and Epic Feature, and has garnered support from some of HOLLYWOOD'S acclaimed Industry Producers/Directors/and Actors. Dedicated to exploring the history of African-Americans/Blacks and shattering stereotypes, his Alpha Wolf Productions, Inc. has also developed a feature film documentary, Soul on a Wave which exposes the life and times of surfers of color. Please visit the webpage for more information at: alphawolfprods.com and for a comprehensive resume at imdb.com/name/nm0902436 keywords: Mary Fields, Mail, African American, Black History, Montana, Stagecoach, Outlaws, Cowboys, Postal System, Historical, 1914, 1832"

Portraits of Women in the American West

Portraits of Women in the American West
Author: Dee Garceau-Hagen
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2013-04-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1136076107

Men are usually the heroes of Western stories, but women also played a crucial role in developing the American frontier, and their stories have rarely been told. This anthology of biographical essays on women promises new insight into gender in the 19C American West. The women featured include Asian Americans, African-Americans and Native American women, as well as their white counterparts. The original essays offer observations about gender and sexual violence, the subordinate status of women of color, their perseverance and influence in changing that status, a look at the gendered religious legacy that shaped Western Catholicism, and women in the urban and rural, industrial and agricultural West.