Publication: Dakota Graphics, 1980, Deadwood, South Dakota
First edition. 8vo. Pictorial wrappers, 23 [1] pp., illustrated, portraits, acknowledgments, bibliography. Tells the stories of ladies who helped to build the Black Hills area of South Dakota. Some of the ladies are Madame Vestal, a gambler, Annie Donna Tallent, a noted author, Aunt Lou Marchbanks, the first black woman in the Black Hills and a restaurant owner, Martha Jane Canary, better known as the flamboyant Calamity Jane, Poker Alice, a noted gambler, Laura Taylor, a master con artist, and others who also made their mark. Fine copy.
Inventory Number: 48968