The Women - Old West Author:Joan Swallow Reiter The West was full of promise for women. To succeed they had to fight off Indian raids and endure starvation, privation and the aching sense of being alone in an endless, empty land. But as partners to their men folk they performed labor worth more than all of the West's gold by pressing for schools and churches, law and order. Here is a high... more »ly illustrated account of their struggles . Color and b+w photos and illus.« less