Frontier Women: "Civilizing" the West? 1840-1880

by Julie Roy Jeffrey

Book Overview

In this new edition of a classic work, Julie Roy Jeffrey maintains the essential core of her account of the extraordinarily diverse contributions women made to the development of the American frontier. Jeffrey has expanded her original analysis to include the often overlooked perspectives of Native American, Hispanic, Chinese, and African American women.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080901601X
• ISBN13: 9780809016013
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
• Length: 268 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.7"

Customer Reviews

Compelling read for all students of the history of the West

I had the pleasure of being taught by Julie Jeffrey as an undergraduate student at Goucher College. She taught me to look at American history from many different angles, especially the view of the "bit players" in history, those unsung, unrecognized men and women whose impact was as significant as those of the "main cast", just not nearly as well documented. "Civilizing" the West 1840-1880 is a great example of Professor Jeffrey's ability to uncover the contributions of women -from all walks of life- that helped shape the American West. Meticulously researched and written, I found the book had an easy flow and makes a compelling read. An excellent book in a genre usually dominated by the biographies of larger-than-life personalities.