Martha Jane Cannary
Martha Jane Cannary had published her own tell-all memoir. The Autobiography of Calamity Jane was released in 1896. However, according to various historians, the tales she tells in the book lean more towards fiction than facts.
Martha Jane Cannary
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Even a small fact like her birthdate seemed to be wrong in her book. She wrote her birthdate being in 1852, but in actuality, she was born in 1856. Robert and Charlotte, her parents, started their family in Missouri. They ignored the whisperings and mutterings of neighbors when they did. There was certainly a reason for the mutterings, though.
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