Woman on the American Frontier
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By William Fowler 24 Oct, 2018
History and lore of the American frontier have long been dominated by an iconic figure: the grizzled, gunslinging man, going it alone, leaving behind his home and family to brave the rugged, undiscovered wilderness.But as scholars of the American Wes ... Read more
History and lore of the American frontier have long been dominated by an iconic figure: the grizzled, gunslinging man, going it alone, leaving behind his home and family to brave the rugged, undiscovered wilderness.But as scholars of the American West continue to explore the complex realities of the frontier, two facts become increasingly clear: It was anything but empty when white men from the east went to “discover” it; and few frontiersmen succeeded alone. Women were in the picture much more than traditional histories have told. Less
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Worthington, Fowler, William ...Born: 24 June 1833, Middlebury, Vermont, United States Died: 1881...
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