The whip : a novel /
Kondazian, Karen.
The whip : a novel / Karen Kondazian. - East Brunswick, NJ : Hansen Pub. Group, ©2012. - 294 pages ; 22 cm
"Inspired by a true story."
Includes bibliographical references (page 290).
The Whip is inspired by the true story of a woman, Charlotte "Charley" Parkhurst (1812-1879) who lived most of her extraordinary life as a man in the old west. As a young woman in Rhode Island, she fell in love with a runaway slave and had his child. The destruction of her family drove her west to California, dressed as a man, to track the killer. Charley became a renowned stagecoach driver for Wells Fargo. She killed a famous outlaw, had a secret love affair, and lived with a housekeeper who, unaware of her true sex, fell in love with her. Charley was the first known woman to vote in America in 1868 (as a man). Her grave lies in Watsonville, California.
9781601823021 1601823029 9781601923028 1601923023 9781601823076 160182307X
9781601823021
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Parkhurst, Charley, 1812-1879 --Fiction.
Women pioneers--California--Fiction.
Pioneers--California--Fiction.
Coach drivers--California--Fiction.
Mistaken identity--California--Fiction.
California--History--1850-1950--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.
The whip : a novel / Karen Kondazian. - East Brunswick, NJ : Hansen Pub. Group, ©2012. - 294 pages ; 22 cm
"Inspired by a true story."
Includes bibliographical references (page 290).
The Whip is inspired by the true story of a woman, Charlotte "Charley" Parkhurst (1812-1879) who lived most of her extraordinary life as a man in the old west. As a young woman in Rhode Island, she fell in love with a runaway slave and had his child. The destruction of her family drove her west to California, dressed as a man, to track the killer. Charley became a renowned stagecoach driver for Wells Fargo. She killed a famous outlaw, had a secret love affair, and lived with a housekeeper who, unaware of her true sex, fell in love with her. Charley was the first known woman to vote in America in 1868 (as a man). Her grave lies in Watsonville, California.
9781601823021 1601823029 9781601923028 1601923023 9781601823076 160182307X
9781601823021
2011534644
Parkhurst, Charley, 1812-1879 --Fiction.
Women pioneers--California--Fiction.
Pioneers--California--Fiction.
Coach drivers--California--Fiction.
Mistaken identity--California--Fiction.
California--History--1850-1950--Fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Historical fiction.