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An ordinary woman

A Dramatized Biography of Nancy Kelsey

by Cecelia Holland

1999 223 pages eng

A fictionalized account of Nancy Kelsey, a lady adventurer whose petticoats served to make the Bear Flag, which led California to independence from Mexico. The novel describes her perilous journey west, accompanied by her husband and baby, and her participation in the rebellion.

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