The Whip

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Hansen Publishing Group, LLC

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491_9781601823021

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The Whip is inspired by the true story of a woman, Charlotte Charley Parkhurst (1812-1879) who lived most of her extraordinary life as a man.As a young woman in Rhode Island, she fell in love and had a child. Her husband was lynched and her baby killed. The destruction of her family drove her west to California, dressed as a man, to track down the murder.Charley became a renowned stagecoach driver. She killed a famous outlaw, had a secret love affair, and lived with a housekeeper who, unaware of her true sex, fell in love with her.Charley was the first woman to vote in America (as a man). Her grave lies in Watsonville, California.

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