Legendary women of the West

by Brad Williams

The remarkable lives of nine women who are legendary in the West are included in this absorbing companion to the author’s Legendary Outlaws of the West. Some, like Baby Doe Tabor and Aimee Semple McPherson, are well known, but there are other women who are no less flamboyant. They include Pearl Hart, who escaped from jail in a very novel way; Dona Tula, whose talent was extricating important military secrets from both her Mexican and American clients; Cattle Kate, the rustler who was given “a good Christian burial” after her lunching; and San Francisco’s sinister Voodoo Queen, Mammy Pleasant. Their exploits are as much a part of the folklore of the West as the notorious deeds of their male counterparts.

142 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1978