Nellie Cashman: Prospector And Trailblazer

SUZANN LEDBETTER

Publication: The University of Texas at El Paso, 1993, El Paso

First edition. 8vo. Stiff pictorial wrappers, xii, 83 pp., preface, acknowledgments, illustrated from photographs, portraits, endnotes, bibliography. A biography (1844-1925) of the "Angel of Tombstone" so named by John P. Clum. Cashman worked as a prospector during the gold and silver rushes, traveling through harsh frontier territories where few women dared to go. The book explores her daring exploits, including mining ventures, organizing rescue missions, and aiding fellow settlers and miners. As new, unread copy.