Wild West Women of Some Gumption

By Marilyn M Schulz
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Published: April 09, 2010
Words: 91379 (approximate)
Language: English

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*Gumption: A bustle and six-shooter. Annie Oakley, Belle Starr, Calamity Jane—those were just the famous ones. This is a collection of stories about the other women who made the American West (or died trying and took a few varmints with'em). Some tales might be inspirational, the others are just for fun. After all, it could have happened that way. . . no really!

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Historical Adventure Series

Wild West Women of Some Gumption*

*Gumption: Also known as a bustle and a six-shooter.... (Read more) Historical Adventure Series

Wild West Women of Some Gumption*

*Gumption: Also known as a bustle and a six-shooter.

Annie Oakley, Belle Starr, Calamity Jane—those were just the famous ones. This is a collection of stories about the other women who made the American West (or died trying and took a few varmints with'em). Some tales might be inspirational, the others are just for fun. After all, it could have happened that way. . . no really!

THE STORIES:

Widow’s Weeds - A lady of limited means, but unlimited imagination

Among the English - “Come ye out from among them and be ye separate.”

Pony Impressed - The Peter Principle in the Wild West.

The Journal of Mary Yates - Mail order bride after the Civil War ends up with husband from the “enemy.”

Betts, Missy, Betts - What a woman will do for her country.

Nickel Novels - A woman has a 'write' to make a living.

You Just Can’t Shoot Them - Can’t live with them, can’t live without them, but let them vote?

Negotiable Affection - The world's oldest profession requires a customer.

Cowboys - A cattle drive from a slightly different perspective.

No Bones About it - An anatomy lesson on the frontier: It’s what’s on the inside that counts.

PICTURE: Ca. second half of the 1880's poster for Buffalo Bill's Wild West show, advertising "Miss Annie Oakley, the peerless lady wing-shot". (Public domain)
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gold rush, short stories, civil war, historical, western, wild west, tall tales, romantic adventure, saloon girls, pony express

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