Women of the Western Frontier in Face, Fiction and Film [Hardcover]

Ron Lackmann (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997 | ISBN-10: 0786404000 | ISBN-13: 978-0786404001 | Edition: 1ST

This work provides factual accounts of women of the Old West in contrast to their depictions on film and in fiction. Real-life female entertainers, gamblers, Native Americans, prostitutes, entrepreneurs, wives and lovers of some of the West's most famous outlaws, doctors, reformers, artists, writers and schoolteachers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"a lot of eye-opening information...interesting" -- Past Times

"a serious, well researched documentary history of a wide selection of personalities. ...fascinating contemporary photographs...difficult to put down" -- Reference Reviews

"entertaining" -- Wild West

"entertaining...succeeds in providing a general overview of many fascinating women and the challenges they faced in the Old West's early days" -- Film & History

"excellent" -- Big Reel

"fascinating" -- Film Review

"fascinating...should give much reading pleasure" -- Wrangler's Roost

"provides factual accounts of women of the Old West in contrast to their depictions on film and in fiction. ...recommended" -- Public Library Quarterly

About the Author

Ron Lackmann, a retired teacher, has contributed numerous articles to such publications as Screen Greats and Afternoon TV. He is also the author of Mercedes McCambridge (2004) and lives in High Falls, New York. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 215 pages
• Publisher: McFarland & Company; 1ST edition (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786404000
• ISBN-13: 978-0786404001
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 7.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,528,829 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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