{"product_id":"a-black-womans-west-michael-k-johnson-9781940527970","title":"A Black Woman's West: Life of Rose B. Gordon","description":"Born in the Barker mining district of central Montana Territory, Rose Beatrice Gordon (1883-1968) was the daughter of an African American chef and an emancipated slave who migrated to the West in the early 1880s. This book tells the story of the Gordon family--John, Anna, Robert, Rose, John Francis Jr., George, and Taylor--and pays tribute to Rose, who lived most of her life in White Sulphur Springs. In her youth, Rose excelled academically and distinguished herself as a musical performer. As an adult, she established her economic independence as a restaurant owner, massage therapist, and caregiver. She also made a place for herself in the public sphere through letters to the editor and eventually through a regular newspaper column for the Meagher County News--a remarkable undertaking at a time when Black women in America were largely denied a public voice. As a Black woman in the West, Gordon's life was ordinary in terms of its day-to-day struggles but extraordinary in its sum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael K. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194052797X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781940527970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Montana Historical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Michael K. Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080185999615,"sku":"9781940527970","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cdcc5cf7-a620-4c73-8962-4bf60d8af203.jpg?v=1685485390","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-black-womans-west-michael-k-johnson-9781940527970","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}