Portraits of Women in the American West

by Garceau-Hagen Dee

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415948037
• ISBN13: 9780415948036
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"