Women in the Old West (a True Book)

by Marti Dumas

Book Overview

Many women of different backgrounds lived together in the American West.

Former enslaved women left the racism of the Southern states to find a new life. White settlers traveled alone or with their families seeking their fortune as farmers, teachers, or gold miners. They met Mexican and Native American women who already lived in the territory. They were later joined by Japanese and Chinese immigrant women. All these women faced hardship and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0531130800
• ISBN13: 9780531130803
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: C. Press/F. Watts Trade
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.3" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 8 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 5