Part one of term paper
by John Burke copyright 1974 & 1989 John Burke, a former newspaperman, has published biographies, mysteries, popular histories, and juvenile biographies. He has written biographies on Buffalo Bill, Wild Bill Hickok, George Thomas, and many others. Elizabeth Bonduel McCourt was born in 1854 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Her parents were Irish immig ...

Part two of term paper
... upon. However, the Peshtigo fire of October, 1871, burned over 1,280,000 acres and left more than 1,000 people dead. This ended the lumber boom and mcCourt went into debt to the bank. Elizabeth loved attention from men when she was a teenager and she liked to be talked about, even if the talk didn't compliment her. Her sisters were jealous of her most of the time. Even their parents lavished affection on her. To put it plainly, Elizabeth was spoiled. She always went her own way and dam ...