The whip is inspired by the true story of a woman charlotte charley parkhurst 1812 1879 who lived most of her extraordinary life as a man as a young woman in rhode island she fell in love and had a child her husband was lynched and her baby killed the destruction of her family drove her west to california dressed as a man to track down the murder charley became a renowned . The whip is inspired by the true story of a woman charlotte quotcharleyquot parkhurst 1812 1879 who lived most of her extraordinary life as a man as a young woman in rhode island she fell in love and had a child her husband was lynched and her baby killed the destruction of her family drove her west to california dressed as a man to track down the murder charley became a renowned . The whip is inspired by the true story of a woman charlotte charley parkhurst 1812 1879 who lived most of her extraordinary life as a man as a young woman in rhode island she fell in love with a runaway slave and had his child the destruction of her family drove her west to california dressed as a man to track the killer charley became a renowned stagecoach driver for wells fargo . The whip a novel inspired by the story of charley parkhurst books amazonca skip to main contentca hello select your address books hello sign in account lists account returns orders cart all best sellers gift ideas prime new . The whip is inspired by the true story of a woman charlotte charley parkhurst 1812 1879 who lived most of her extraordinary life as a man in the old west as a young woman in rhode island she fell in love with a runaway slave and had his child