Hansen Publishing Group
January 2012
On Sale: January 1, 2012
Featuring: Charlotte "Charley" Parkhurst
302 pages ISBN: 1601823029 EAN: 9781601823076 Kindle: B0064599HK Hardcover / e-Book Add to Wish List
"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.
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