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After leaving her parents’ farm in Missouri, teenage Rose trains to become a telegraph operator in Kansas City. She then moves to San Francisco, where she becomes part of the community of bachelor girls—young women who support themselves in the rapidly growing city during the late 19th century.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Roger Lea MacBride
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