A Mine of Her Own: Women Prospectors in the American West, 1850-1950

From the California gold rush through the mid-twentieth century, a special breed of women played an integral and heretofore unrecognized part in some of the most stirring adventures of the pioneer experience: the saintly Nellie Cashman; the copper queen Ferminia Sarras, known for her grand sprees; the former rodeo champion turned prospector; the ex-actress who snowshoed her way to Nome; and many more. Chosen as one of the top ten books of all time by the Mining History Association, A Mine of Her Own tells the definitive story of America's women prospectors for the first time.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bison Books
Published: 09/01/2000
ISBN: 9780803299160
Pages: 375
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.56w x 1.10d