"This book is a definitive biography of Martha Canary, the woman known as Calamity Jane. Written by one of today's foremost authorities on this notorious character of the Old West, it is a meticulously researched account of how an alcoholic prostitute was transformed into a Wild West heroine, correcting previous depictions as it traces the making of the legend. James D. McLaird has sorted through conflicting accounts of her life and adventures to...