Mountain Charley or the Adventures of Mrs. E.J. Guerin, 13 Years in Male Attire

Mountain Charley or the Adventures of Mrs. E.J. Guerin,
Who Was Thirteen Years in Male Attire

By Mrs. E. J. Guerin

Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press/Western Frontier Library, 1968
 

Autobiographical account from a mid-nineteenth century woman of the Wild West. Married at 12, had two children by age 15 or 16, then widowed after the birth of her 2nd child and spends a dozen or so years searching for his murderer. She masqueraded as a man and worked as a riverboatman, railroad brakeman, miner, rancher, Indian trader, bartender, and businessman. She also served in the Civil War.

7.5" x 5". Soft cover. 112 pages.