At a time when women did not commonly travel unescorted, carry a rifle, sit down in bars, or have romantic liaisons with other women, Lucy Lobdell boldly set forth to earn men's wages. Lucy Lobdell did all of these things in a personal quest to work and be paid, to wear what she wanted, and love whomever she cared to. But to gain those freedoms she had to endure public scorn and wrestle with a sexual identity whose vocabulary had yet to be invented. In this riveting historical novel, William Klaber captures the life of a brave woman who saw well beyond her era. This is the fictionalized account of Lucy's foray into the world of men and her inward journey to a new sexual identity. It is her promised memoir as hear and recorded a century later by William Klaber, an upstream neighbour. Meticulously researched and told with compassion and respect, this is historical fiction at its best.
- ISBN10 1250061873
- ISBN13 9781250061874
- Publish Date 17 February 2015 (first published 18 June 2013)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 2 July 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint St Martin's Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 304
- Language English