Mountain Charley

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

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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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
Resource Type: Text
Digital Format: PDF file, 18.31 MB, created March 10, 2021
Language: English
Rights: Copyright undetermined
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