The Amazon of the Border

That's one of the names they called Sarah Bowman. “The Great Western” was another moniker—borrowing the name of the world's largest steamship. Both fit the woman at least six feet tall—maybe six-two—weighing over 200 with enormous breasts and an hourglass figure. Her size inspired the names, but they stuck because of her grit. She was a woman of uncommon courage and determination who didn't take any gruff from anyone—man or woman or priest. Sarah was a military hero in the Mexi