"Stagecoach" Mary Fields Contributor(s): Landy-Kordis, Georgianne (Author) |
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ISBN: 1530807735 ISBN-13: 9781530807734 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Binding Type: Paperback Published: May 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Women - Performing Arts | Screenplays |
Physical Information: 0.29" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" L (0.42 lbs) 136 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
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Publisher Description: Best selling author brings Mary Fields to life..Based on true accounts born into slavery, allowed to grow up with her owners' daughter, Molly and was taught to read and write. After emancipation, Mary found it difficult to remain close to her childhood friend and struggled with many jobs throughout her life. At sixty years old, Mary became the first black woman mail carrier and became known as "Stagecoach" Mary. Even though she frequented saloons, smoked cigars and fought like a man, she was loved by the town of Cascade and given more privileges than a white woman. |
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