Object: Matrimony: The Risky Business of Mail-Order Matchmaking on the Western Frontier

by Chris Enss

Book Overview

Desperate to strike it rich during the Western Gold Rushes and eager for the free land afforded them through the Homestead Act, men went west alone and sacrificed many creature comforts. Only after they arrived at their destinations did some of them realize how much they missed female companionship.

One way for men living on the frontier to meet women was through subscriptions to heart-and-hand clubs. The men received newspapers with information,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762773995
• ISBN13: 9780762773992
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Two Dot Books
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"