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This is an amazing story of a woman who went to the Colorado mining community to practice medicine. It tells her life's situations as a woman doctor at a time when many men looked at it with little regard. But she gains the confidence of the people and has great success in her unconventional methods of treating people. Some of her experiences are just downright funny, others will break your heart. It is written in the form of a novel that spans the time of her arrival and follows her life through all the hardships, heartaches, and joys of being a truly remarkable woman and doctor. A great read, hard to put down.
Helpful Score: 1
good info about women in the Western frontier. Very interesting.
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Wonderful book. A very basic story about one woman and her exciting life.
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An excellent biography. The author did a lot of research - and then bridged some gaps with a bit of informed imagination. "Doc Susie" Anderson is a pioneer of whom to be proud. She helped the miner's and trainsmen and their families during a very difficult periodin the early 20th century. Her life is intriguing.
