Tomboy Bride is the quintessential account of life in the mining era, written by Harriet Fish Backus, who moved from the Bay area of California to 11,500 feet in the Tomboy Mining Camp to accompany her husband, an assayer for the mine.  This is the most popular book we sell in our store, a timeless documentary by a woman who reveals and hardship and dedication of the steadfast men and women who prospected the most famous gold mine in the Rocky Mountains.  Tomboy Bride also includes exerpts describing her life after Tomboy in three other remote mining camps in the American and Canadian West.  Author:  Harriet Fish Backus, 306pp.