Life and Legends of Calamity Jane - (Oklahoma Western Biographies) by Richard W Etulain (Hardcover)
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Highlights
- Everyone knows the name Calamity Jane.
- Spur Awards (Biography) 2015 3rd Winner
- Author(s): Richard W Etulain
- 404 Pages
- History, United States
- Series Name: Oklahoma Western Biographies
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About the Book
Everyone knows the name Calamity Jane. Scores of dime novels and movie and TV Westerns have portrayed this original Wild West woman as an adventuresome, gun-toting hellion. Although Calamity Jane has probably been written about more than any other woman of the nineteenth-century American West, fiction and legend have largely obscured the facts of her life. This lively, concise, and exhaustively researched biography traces the real person from the Missouri farm where she was born in 1856 through the development of her notorious persona as a Wild West heroine.Book Synopsis
Everyone knows the name Calamity Jane. Scores of dime novels and movie and TV Westerns have portrayed this original Wild West woman as an adventuresome, gun-toting hellion. Although Calamity Jane has probably been written about more than any other woman of the nineteenth-century American West, fiction and legend have largely obscured the facts of her life. This lively, concise, and exhaustively researched biography traces the real person from the Missouri farm where she was born in 1856 through the development of her notorious persona as a Wild West heroine.
Review Quotes
"Mr. Etulain's excellent book is a reminder that history can be a version of myth--in this case, a harmless and entertaining myth that we may be reluctant to give up."--The Wall Street Journal
"Talk about myth busters! Richard Etulain's probing research, lively style, and scholarly maturity has resulted in a believable portrait of Calamity Jane the woman and an insightful analysis of Calamity the legend. This book is not to be missed by those interested in the West, its women, or its larger-than-life characters." Glenda Riley--author of The Life and Legacy of Annie Oakley
Dimensions (Overall): 8.6 Inches (H) x 5.7 Inches (W) x 1.5 Inches (D)
Weight: 1.25 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 404
Genre: History
Sub-Genre: United States
Series Title: Oklahoma Western Biographies
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Theme: State & Local, West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Format: Hardcover
Author: Richard W Etulain
Language: English
Street Date: August 21, 2020
TCIN: 88984061
UPC: 9780806146324
Item Number (DPCI): 247-57-8794
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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