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By Greg Lilly. Historical Fiction. At
the beginning of the twentieth century, the New York Post branded
Jerome, Arizona the "Wickedest Town in America." From mine explosions,
rowdy men, and enterprising prostitutes to Chinese slavery, opium dens,
and a lonely sheriff, a young girl fights her way to independence and
respect. It's 1894 and a young woman finds herself alone and hopeless
after her mother dies, then she discovers adventure in a newspaper ad.
After a long train ride across the country, Inez meets her future
husband Josiah who paid for her trip to the mining town of Jerome in
the Arizona Territory. Before the wedding, she boards with Sam and
Lottie, Josiah's friends. Being a true Victorian age woman, Lottie
decides to mold Inez into the perfect lady. The cooper mining town of
Jerome is booming. Inez has never encountered so many different types
of people, some more mysterious than others. Her inquisitiveness may
get the best of her. As circumstances twist, turn, and buckle, Inez
discovers another side of the town: elegant parlor houses, the
mysterious Navajo Onalee, Mr. Zhen and his Chinese laundry girls, the
town's handsome sheriff, and a new best friend Pearl who fancies
striped stockings and a sip or two of wine. UNDER A COPPER MOON is a
story of grit, daring, perseverance, and a splash of Lady Marmalade in
the late Victorian era when men were strong and women were supposed to
be coy and quiet. But no one could convince Inez of that.
Softcover; 270 pages.
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