The Deadliest Woman in the West ― Mother Nature on the Prairies and Plains 1800-1900

During the 19th century, the forces of Nature presented some of the most formidable obstacles to the exploration and settlement of the American West. This volume presents excerpts from the accounts of non-Indians who experienced natural disasters such as earthquakes, blizzards, prairie fires, tornadoes, droughts, thunderstorms, and floods. Although freelance writer Beemer provides some contextual information, he does not make any spelling corrections to the quoted material or attempt to verify or disprove the stories of survivors. Annotation c2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rod Beemer is a freelance writer whose work includes several books, magazine and newspaper articles and anthologies. Rod and his wife Dawn have been married for more than 40 years and they make their home in Bennington, Kansas.