Author: Rosemary Neering. Published by Whitecap Books, Vancouver, BC., 2000, 1st Edition. Printed in Canada. Almost New Condition SOFTCOVER Book. Clean inside, tight spine. Size: 5.5 x 8.5 inch, 255 pages including Index.
WILD WEST WOMEN, tells the stories of adventuresome women in British Columbia’s mining towns and wilderness country from the 1860s through the mid-to-late 20th century.
The women profiled in the book’s 13 chapters include trappers and hunters, hotel and boarding-house owners, gold prospectors and miners, entertainers and “shady ladies,” artists and writers. Many of the women rebelled against the traditional roles of Victorian women; for these women, the B.C. wilderness offered a refuge from the civilization that had mistreated or condemned them. What emerges from this book is their courage and strength as they struggled to make a living in the frontier communities of the West. Wild West Women is a welcome contribution to the social history of British Columbia. Highly recommended for readers with a taste for true stories that seem stranger than fiction.
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