num_pages: 392
description: The Galveston Hurricane of 1900. The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-12. A tornado ripped through St. Louis, Missouri, killing more people than Custer lost at the Little Big Horn. Mighty thunderstorms. Pounding hail. Ravaging floods. Lightning struck men dead and ignited roaring prairie fires.Some of the planet's most intense weather events played out across the trans-Mississippi West's prairies and plains during this period of our nation's westward expansion.The Deadliest Woman in the West: Mother Nature on the Prairies and Plains 1800–1900 is the story of encounters with Mother Nature upon this stage during the nineteenth century. Rod Beemer's detailed compilation of historic events provides interesting insight into the obstacles these pioneers faced while traversing and settling the nation. 
language: English
title: Deadliest Woman In The West
titlecomplete: Deadliest Woman In The West
ratings_count: 9
publisher: Caxton Press