Frontier Women: Civilizing the West? 1840-1880

In this new edition of a classic work, Julie Roy Jeffrey maintains the essential core of her account of the extraordinarily diverse contributions women made to the development of the American frontier. Jeffrey has expanded her original analysis to include the often overlooked perspectives of Native American, Hispanic, Chinese, and African American women.

Author: Julie Roy Jeffrey
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Published: 02/28/1998
Pages: 268
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.66h x 5.38w x 0.72d
ISBN: 9780809016013

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 03/01/1998 pg. 132
Booklist 02/15/1998 pg. 974

About the Author

Julie Roy Jeffrey, professor of history at Goucher College, is the author of Converting the West: A Biography of Narcissa Whitman and Education for Children of the Poor. She lives in Maryland

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