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Calamity Jane: The Woman and the Legend
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Forget Doris Day singing on the stagecoach. Forget Robin Weigerts gritty portrayal on HBOs Deadwood. The real Calamity Jane was someone the likes of whom youve never encountered. That is, until now.This book is a definitive biography of Martha Canary, the woman popularly known as Calamity Jane. Written by one of todays foremost authorities on this notorious character, it is a meticulously researched account of how an alcoholic prostitute was transformed into a Wild West heroine.Always on the move across the northern plains, Martha was more camp follower than the scout of legend. A mother of two, she often found employment as waitress, laundress, or dance hall girl and was more likely to be wearing a dress than buckskin. But she was hard to ignore when shed had a few drinks, and she exploited the aura of fame that dime novels created around her, even selling her autobiography and photos to tourists.Gun toting, swearing, hard drinkingCalamity Jane was all of these, to be sure. But whatever her flaws or foibles, James D. McLaird paints a compelling portrait of an unconventional woman who more than once turned the tables on those who sought to condemn or patronize her. He also includes dozens of photosmany never before seendepicting Jane in her many guises. His book is a longawaited biography of Martha Canary and the last word on Calamity Jane.
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