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.
She killed a famous outlaw, had a secret love affair, and lived with a housekeeper who, unawar.
Charley became a renowned stagecoach driver.
The destruction of her family drove her west to California, dressed as a man, to track down the murder.
Her husband was lynched and her baby killed.
As a young woman in Rhode Island, she fell in love and had a child.
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