Soldier, Sister, Spy, Scout: Women Soldiers and Patriots on the Western Frontier by Chris Enss and Joann Chartier
Softcover, 208 pages
From the earliest days of the western frontier, women heeded the call to go west along with their husbands, sweethearts, and parents. Many of these women were attached to the army camps and outposts that dotted the prairies. Some were active participants in the skirmishes and battles that took place in the western territories. Each of these women-wives, mothers, daughters, laundresses, soldiers, and shamans-risked their lives in unsettled lands, facing such challenges as bearing children in primitive conditions and defying military orders in an effort to save innocent people.
Features the stories of Francita Alavez, Frances Boyd, Cathy Williams, Charley Hatfield, Elizabeth Custer, Sarah Minnemucca, Calamity Jane, Juliet Fish Nichols, Pauline Cushman, and more
Includes FREE Rider's Prayer Bookmark
