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A Beautiful Mine

Women Prospectors of the Old West

A Beautiful Mine( )
Author: Enss, Chris
Series title:Lyons Press Ser.
ISBN:978-0-7627-4372-8
Publication Date:Jul 2008
Publisher:Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $26.99
Book Description:

During the gold rush, women worked alongside men panning and digging for gold and silver in the mountains of Colorado, California, and all the way up to Alaska. While many books have been written about the frontier women who ran brothels and boarding houses in mining towns, none have told the true stories of ladies who labored as hard as men out ......

Book Details
Pages:160
Detailed Subjects: Technology & Engineering / Mining
Biography & Autobiography / Women
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):15.24 x 22.86 x 1.118 cm
Book Weight:0.016 Kilograms
Author Biography
Enss, Chris (Author)
Chris Enss is an American author and screenwriter. She has written more than 20 books on the subject of women in the Old West, and has collaborated with producer Howard Kazanjian on four books, including two about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Enss's works include: Object Matrimony -- The Risky Business of Mail-Order Matchmaking on the Western Frontier; Love Lessons from the Old West; Frontier Teachers; How the West was Worn; Love Untamed; and Pistol Packin' Madams.

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