Pruett Publishing Company has been producing books from the Mountain West since 1959. During this time, we have published titles that have become classics in their fields (The Earth Is Enough by Harry Middleton) and books that have remained in print for more than thirty years (Tomboy Bride by Harriet Fish Backus and A Colorado History by Carl Ubbelohde, Maxine Benson, and Duane Smith). We have released titles that have sold a million...

  A Woman’s Personal Account of Life in Mining Camps of the West Author:Harriet Fish Backus Media: Paperback Price: $16.95 ISBN: 0-87108-512-7 Pages: 318    Size: 5.5 x 8.5 Purchase from Mountain Press, Amazon or Barnes & Noble A true pioneer of the West, Harriet Backus writes about her amusing and often challenging experiences with heart-felt emotion and vivid detail. New foreword by Pam Houston and afterword by...