Staking Her Claim - Life Of Belinda Mulrooney (Hardcover)

If Horatio Alger had imagined a female heroine in the same mold as one of the young male heroes in his rags-to-riches stories, she would have looked like Belinda Mulrooney. Smart, ambitious, competitive, and courageous, Belinda Mulrooney was destined through her legendary pioneering in the wilds of the Yukon basin to found towns and many businesses. She built two fortunes, supported her family, was an ally to other working women, and triumphed in what was considered a man's world.
In "Staking Her Claim," Melanie Mayer and Robert N. DeArmond provide a faithful and comprehensive portrait of this unique character in North American frontier history. Their exhaustive research has resulted in a sweeping saga of determination and will, tempered by disaster and opportunity.
Like any good Horatio Alger hero, Belinda overcame the challenges that confronted her, including poverty, prejudice, a lack of schooling, and the early loss of parents. Her travels took her from her native Ireland as a young girl to a coal town in Pennsylvania to Chicago, San Francisco, and finally, in 1897, to the Yukon.
"Staking Her Claim" is a testament to the human spirit and to the idea of the frontier. It is a biography of a woman who made her own way in the world and in doing so left an indelible mark.

General

Imprint:	Swallow Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	April 2000
First published:	April 2000
Authors:	Melanie J. Mayer
Dimensions:	263 x 187 x 38mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	639
ISBN-13:	978-0-8040-1021-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Historical, political & military Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Geographical discovery & exploration Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Ownership & organization of enterprises > Entrepreneurship Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > Biography > Historical, political & military Promotions
LSN:	0-8040-1021-8
Barcode:	9780804010214

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