Wicked Women: Notorious, Mischievous, and Wayward Ladies from

Wicked Women: Notorious, Mischievous, and Wayward Ladies from the Old West

This collection of short, action-filled stories of the Old Westâ€™s most egregiously badly behaved female outlaws, gamblers, soiled doves, and other wicked women by award-winning Western history author Chris Enss offers a glimpse into Western Womenâ€™s experience that's less sunbonnets and more six-shooters. During the late nineteenth century, while men were settling the new frontier and rushing off to the latest boom towns, women of easy virtue found wicked lives west of the Mississippi when they followed fortune hunters seeking gold and land in an unsettled territory. Prostitutes and female gamblers hoped to capitalize on the vices of the intrepid pioneers. Pulling together stories of ladies caught in the acts of mayhem, distraction, murder, and highway robbery, it will include famous names like Belle Starr and Big Nose Kate, as well as lesser known characters.
Country USA
Brand TwoDot
Manufacturer TwoDot
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 27 black & white halftones
ReleaseDate 2015-02-20
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781493008018

Wicked Women: Notorious, Mischievous, and Wayward Ladies from the Old West