Gold Rush Widows of Little Falls

by Linda Peavy

Book Overview

"Peavy and Smith ( Dreams into Deeds: Nine Women Who Dared ) present an informative, personal account of frontier women who battled for survival in the village of Little Falls, Minn., while their husbands prospected for gold in Colorado and Montana during the mid-1800s. The work draws on correspondence between Pamelia Fergus and her husband, James, as well as letters between neighbor couples. James writes with advice and instructions on matters ranging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873512502
• ISBN13: 9780873512503
• Release Date: April 1990
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 331 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"