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Rough, Tough and in Skirts! These turn-of-the century gals entered a man’s world with a vengeance, many of them conquering it.

This action-packed book brings to life the colorful women of the Old Wild West. Horse-trading ladies, like the legendary “Mustang Jane,” ruled the range with their six-shooters, “The Queen of Diamonds” rode sidesaddle over the rough terrain with her cowhands and a new breed of gutsy cowgirls fought their way to fame in the male-dominated world of rodeo. Others made quieter, gentler changes.

From the famous and infamous, to the unsung heroines–cattle queens, petticoat prisoners, and dedicated schoolmarms–they represented the feminine side of the American frontier and brought a woman’s touch to an otherwise uncivilized land.