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Woman on the American frontier

by William Worthington Fowler · 1877

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Numerous brief stories of heroism and hardship on many frontiers throughout American history. Some of the chapter headings are:

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-Woman as a Pioneer

-Woman’s Work in Floods and Storms

-Woman’s Adventures and Heroism

-On the Indian Trail

-Captive Scouts

-Patriot Women of the Revolution

-Home Life in the Backwoods

-Encounters with Wild Beasts

-Courage and Daring

-Woman as a Missionary to the Indians

-Woman in the Army

-The Comforter and Guardian

-Woman as an Educator on the Frontier.

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Audience
adult
Length
long · 527 pages

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