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Pistol Packin' Madams
True Stories of Notorious Women of the Old West
Chris Enss
Softbound
112 pages
Illustrated
Publisher: TwoDot
Date Published: First edition, July 1, 2006
The picture of the early American West would not be complete without a fashionably
dressed madam standing at the top of the saloon stairs surveying the activity below.
More than just casual observers, these tough-talking and whip-smart women often had
a pistol hidden in the folds of their skirts, ready to take on cowboys, ranchers,
lawmen-any man who dared to cause trouble on the premises or to threaten their livelihood.
In a time when most women were dependent on husbands and fathers, madams-the women who
owned, managed, and maintained brothels-took fate into their own hands, using
feminine wiles and an abundance of sheer grit to make a living on the hard edge of
the frontier West.
Between 1840 and 1870, hundreds of thousands of enthusiastic dreamers embarked on
a 2,000-mile journey into the wide-open frontier of the United States in search
of free land, gold, adventure, and a better life. Although only a few women were
numbered among the very first pioneers, those who did take the risk changed the
face of the United States forever.
The western woman left the restrictions and
conventions of her way of life behind and carried the struggle of emancipation
into areas sacred to the male. She competed in business and politics, bronco
busting, smoking, drinking, gambling, and gun-toting. This book celebrates the
stories of the nonconforming, gun-toting pioneers who settled the West.
This volume came from the collection of a discrete owner.
The book has been gently read, and the pages are clean and bright
with gentle light wear to it's cover.
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