My rating:
add to my books
Loading...
Bandit Queen
Based on the true story of Pearl Hart, who robbed a stagecoach, broke out of jail, was recaptured in dramatic fashion and became the first female sentenced to the Yuma Penitentiary in Arizona Territory.
Mass Market Paperbound, 287 pages
Published
November 24th 2009
by Leisure Books
(first published 2009)
There is a good chance some of your friends read this book. Sign in to see!
sign in »
Friend Reviews
To see what your friends thought of this book,
please sign up.
This book is currently not featured on any Listopia lists.
Add this book to your favorite list »
Community Reviews
(showing
1-25
of
25)
Wow! This might be my second favorite Jane Candia Coleman book. I virtually knew nothing about Pearl Hart before reading this book. And what a riveting tale it is. You wind up absolutley floored at what Pearl Hart had to endure before turning bandit. It's hard to imagine anyone having such a long streak of bad luck. Pearl's character reminds me a bit of Kate Haroney: stubborn, self-willed, intelligent, and having to work ungodly hard at trying to get by in a man's world.
Like all ...more
Like all ...more
Tara Chevrestt
rated it
This is a novel about a real life bandit lady, Pearl Hart. It starts out with a sixteen year old Pearl being swept off her feet by a "black sheep" named Frank. After running away from her childhood home and eloping, Pearl discovers she chose her husband very unwisely. He gambles, he beats her, and suffers extreme bouts of jealousy. Pearl runs away but he finds her (What kind of woman runs away from her husband and doesn't bother to change her name??) and of course, she takes him ba...more
view all 3 comments
I'm not sure what you would classify this as. Certainly not a romance. This is the "story" of the Bandit Queen Pearl Hart. Not a biography, more of a fictionalized account of her adult life, told in 1st person. It was interesting but depressing. I really hope Ms Hart did not suffer the indignities portrayed in this book, nor the lengths she was forced to go to. Overall I would say if you're just really looking for something different to read, go for it. If you're looking for rom...more
Pretty interesting especially when she is describing different places in Arizona at the turn of the century.
Meet Pearl! She was so naive in the first part of the book. She became a very strong minded individual. She was a bandit too. Pearl endeared a lot of abuse from men. I think she let them off too easy for it also. Pearl does a stint in prison and there she meets two ladies that end up being true friends to her. It is amazing what one can do if they set there mind to it.
Samanta
is currently reading it
Alexandra
marked it as to-read
Yasmin
marked it as to-read
Guineverethecelt
marked it as to-read
Lisa Bailey
marked it as to-read
Lydia Presley
marked it as to-read
Melissa
marked it as to-read
Sara Reyes
added it
Tracey
marked it as to-read
There are no discussion topics on this book yet.
Be the first to start one »
