Fearless Mary

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A little known but fascinating and larger than life character, Mary Fields is one of the unsung, trailblazing African American women who helped settle the American West A former slave, Fields became the first African American woman stagecoach driver in 1895, when, in her 60s, she beat out all the cowboys applying for the job by being the fastest to hitch a team of six horses She won the dangerous and challenging job, and for many years traveled the badlands with her pet eagle, protecting the mail from outlaws and wild animals, never losing a single horse or package Fields helped pave the way for other women and people of color to become stagecoach drivers and postal workers. New Read Fearless Mary [ Author ] Tami Charles [ Kindle ePUB or eBook ] – kino-fada.fr Considered part non fiction and part historical fiction in order to create a story, Mary was a real person, a former slave who went west to make a new life She tried out for the job of stagecoach driver when everyone thought it was only a man s job and certainly not a job for a former slave She succeeded, and she began in her sixties There is an author s note explaining the research and the story s creation The illustrator shows the passage of years, the ups and downs with interesting and be Considered part non fiction and part historical fiction in order to create a story, Mary was a real person, a former slave who went west to make a new life She tried out for the job of stagecoach driver when everyone thought it was only a man s job and certainly not a job for a former slave She succeeded, and she ...4 stars for topic.I love books about kickass ladies.A great depiction of a brave babe making things happen during the wild west well written with delightful illustrations.This was an amazing introductory story to Fearless Mary Some of the events aren t told in order, but the author explains the reasoning for that in the Author s Note I think that all in all this is an amazing introduction to an amazing woman and was a lot of fun to readThank you so much, Tami Charles for giving a voice to Mary Fields.It is inspiring to learn about a woman who challenged the norm and pursued something she was really good at in spite of the obstacles she faced defying the prevailing s of the time, and becoming the first African American woman stagecoach driver in 1895 She was hired at the age of 60 in the town of Cascades, Montana, to do a job that was previously thought to have been one that only a man could do She proved herself to be faster than most, tough when the stagecoach needed protecting, an It is inspiring to learn about a woman who challenged the norm and pursued something she was really good at in spite ...I want to like this book for what it is, but based on the complete erasure of Native Americans from it, I find it problematic The mission that Mary drives the stagecoach to deliver to was a boarding sc...Focuses on a small portion of Mary s life Good story Left me wanting .Fascinating and inspiring account of Mary Fields, who was a slave until age 33, traveled solo to the West, and became a stagecoach driver because she was brave and the money was good She protected herself with a rifle and A PET EAGLE OH MY GOODNESS A great read for children and adults I never knew how much a stagecoach driver was responsible for as part of his or her job.Author s note at the end describes the information available and some liberties the author took one event placed out of se Fascinating and inspiring account of Mary Fields, who was a slave until age 33, traveled solo to the West, and became a stagecoach driver because she was brave and the money was good She protected herself with a rifle and A PET EAGLE OH MY GOODNESS A great read for children and adults I never knew how much a stagecoach driver was responsible for as part of his or her job.Author s note at the end desc...

Fearless Mary
  • English
  • 01 December 2018
  • Hardcover
  • 32 pages
  • Tami Charles
  • Fearless Mary