Calamity: The Many Lives of Calamity Jane

By Karen Jones and Karen R. Jones

Book Overview

Martha Jane Canary, popularly known as Calamity Jane, was the pistol-packing, rootin' tootin' "lady wildcat" of the American West. In this engaging account, Karen Jones takes a fresh look at the story of this iconic frontierswoman--and her role in the making of the myth that was Calamity Jane.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300212801
• ISBN13: 9780300212808
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 314 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.5" x 9.3"