The Magnificent Mountain Women

The Magnificent Mountain Women
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Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Total Pages : 394
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ISBN-10 : 9781496206312
ISBN-13 : 1496206312
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Book Synopsis The Magnificent Mountain Women by : Janet Robertson

Download or read book The Magnificent Mountain Women written by Janet Robertson and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2020-08-05 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the Pikes Peak gold rush in the mid-nineteenth century, women have gone into the mountains of Colorado to hike, climb, ski, homestead, botanize, act as guides, practice medicine, and meet a variety of other challenges, whether for sport or for livelihood. Janet Robertson recounts their exploits in a lively, well-illustrated book that measures up to its title, The Magnificent Mountain Women. Arlene Blum provides a new introduction to this edition.


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