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Rough, Tough Charley
By Kay, Verla & Gustavson, Adam
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-58246-184-7
- Publisher
- Tricycle Press
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2007
K-Gr 3 This picture book introduces Charley Parkhurst, one of the best stagecoach drivers in the Old West. Horses loved him; bandits feared him. After his retirement, he settled down to run a stage stop, joined the local lodge, voted in elections, and was a respected citizen. But Charley had a big secret. When he died, the doctor discovered that Charley was a woman. She had lived her life as a man and enjoyed privileges that were not accorded to her gender during the mid...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
When Charley Parkhurst died in 1879, people discovered that this surly stagecoach driver was actually a woman. As a man, Charley ha...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
