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Mountain Charley

The Adventures of Mrs. E. J. Guerin, Who was Thirteen Years in Male Attire.

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The autobiography of E. J. Guerin, AKA Mountain Charley, charting their thirteen years of life living as a man. The memoir follows Guerin's life as a young mother and wife, which is ruptured by the murder of their husband. As a result, Guerin becomes Mountain Charley and lives as a man in order to find work. This memoir follows the variety of odd jobs they work for years, while living under their new masculine identity.

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Item Information:

Identifier
47429938n
Collection
Rare Books
Institution
Transas City
Creator(s)
Charley, Mountain
Publisher
Dubuque
Date Issued
1861
Dates Covered
1830 to 1859
Genre
Autobiographies
Places
California
Texas > Edwards > Pikes Peak
Topic(s)
Crossdressing
Frontier and pioneer life
Gender expression
Stealth (Transgender)
Resource Type
Text
Digital Format
PDF file, 18.31 MB, created March 10, 2021
Language
English
Rights
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