Saints & Scoundrels: Colorful Characters of the American West

Saints & Scoundrels: Colorful Characters of the American West

While doing research for my three books on pioneer women, Unbreakable Dolls, Unbreakable Dolls, Too and Three Cheers for Unbreakable Dolls, I came across such fascinating stories! While in Texas I heard the wonderful story of Rabbi Henry Cohen. In Raton, New Mexico doing research on the life of Sally Rooke, I read about Tom the Dog and the Peg Leg prostitute. My research for Clara Brown turned up the amazing story of Barney Ford, a runaway slave who became one of the richest men in Colorado. You will never forget the story of "Stagecoach" Mary Fields from Montana. Good men and bad women, good women and bad men, children and a few animals. There are 32 short stories in all. I hope you enjoy reading about them as much as I enjoyed writing about them! Here's to FUN history!