Brown, Dee

The gentle tamers : women of the old Wild West / Dee Brown - 317 pages : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-310) and index.

The sunbonnet myth "Peril lay at every hand" The army girls Beau Sabreur and his land fair Some ladies of easy virtue "Many a weary mile" A lodging for the night Vanity conquers all "A little light diversion" Pink tights and red velvet skirts A home in the west The great female shortage Wyoming tea party Casting off the shackles Schoolmarms and maternal forces Male viewpoint

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Women--History--West (U.S.)
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)


West (U.S.)--Social life and customs

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