"This Dover edition, first published in 2020, is an unabridged republication of 'Daring and Heroic Deeds of American Women: Comprising Thrilling Examples of Courage, Fortitude, Devotedness, and Self-Sacrifice among the Pioneer Mothers of the Western Country,' originally printed by G. G. Evans, Philadelphia, in 1860.".
Contents:
Heroic Women of the West -- Mrs. Howe -- Mrs. Neff -- Mrs. Porter -- Mrs. Clendenen -- The Wife and Daughters of Daniel Boone -- The War-Woman Creek -- Elizabeth Zane -- Mrs. Cunningham -- Mrs. Bland and Mrs. Polk -- Massy Herbeson -- Mrs. White -- Mrs. Duree -- Mrs. Rowan -- Miss Heckewelder -- Mrs. Tackett, the Captive -- Mrs. Merril -- The Escape of Mrs. Coleman -- The Sisters Fleming -- Mrs. Parker and Daughter -- Experience Bozarth -- A Heroine without a Name -- Mrs. Ruhama Builderback -- The Widow Scraggs -- Mrs. Wood -- The Captivity of Jane Brown and Her Family -- Heroism of Women at Bryant's Station -- Mrs. Helm, the Heroine of Chicago -- Mrs. Pursley -- Mary Hart -- A Young Heroine -- Mrs. Daviess -- Mary Chase -- Mrs. Dorion -- Wonderful Fortitude of Female Emigrants -- Miss Washburn -- The Hunter's Wife -- Mrs. Jordan's Captivity -- Captivity and Sufferings of the Gilbert Family -- The Eventful Shot.
Summary:
"Stirring tales, dating from the French and Indian War through the 1850s, recount desperate situations from the lives of westward-bound women and their families, including encounters with the Native Americans they ultimately displaced"-- Provided by publisher.
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