A newish biography of Leonel Ross Campbell, a pioneering newswoman who wrote under the pen name of Polly Pry. In 1900, she was the first woman to be hired by the Denver Post, and developed a reputation for "scooping" other reporters. Her critics claimed that she only sought news stories that matched her world view. With a section of black & white photos and drawings. --- In full pictorial blue paper-covered boards with wrap-around image of a young Polly to covers. Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- With very slight rubbing to covers, else a bright, tightly-bound, unmarked copy.; Octavo - 8 to 9 in. tall; vii, 205, (2) pages
Title: Polly Pry: The Woman Who Wrote the West
ISBN Number: 1493034391
ISBN-13: 9781493034390
Location Published: Guilford, Connecticut / Helena, Montana, TwoDot: 2018
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine with no dust jacket
Categories: Other
Stock No.: 87156
