First published 1990
Calamity Jane spends her twilight years in a Miles City whorehouse, content to live quietly. But the arrival of her old friend and rival, Buffalo Bill Cody, plunges her back into one last high-stakes adventure. As they grapple with the ghosts of their shared past, these two legends of the Wild West must confront the realities of their fading glory and find a way to make peace with the lives they've led. In the end, Calamity and Buffalo Bill's bittersweet reunion becomes a poignant meditation on the price of fame, the nature of friendship, and the enduring spirit of the American frontier.
Genres: american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, adventure, biographical-fiction, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: bittersweet, fading-glory, rivals-to-friends
Setting: West (U.S.)
Period: 1848-1950, 1848-1860
351 pages · Hardcover · Simon & Schuster