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

Author: Chris Enss

Narrator: Kirsten Potter

Unabridged: 6 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 08/11/2015


Synopsis

This collection of short, action-filled stories of the Old West's most egregiously badly behaved female outlaws, gamblers, soiled doves, and other wicked women offers a glimpse into the Western women'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, Wicked Women includes famous names like Belle Starr and Big Nose Kate, as well as lesser known characters.

About Chris Enss

Chris Enss is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing about the women of the Old West for more than a dozen years. She has penned more than thirty published books on the subject, including Object: Matrimony, the winner of the Elmer Kelton Award for best nonfiction book of 2013. Chris also has received the Spirit of the West Alive Award, cosponsored by the Wild West Gazette, celebrating her efforts to keep the spirit of the Old West alive for future generations. She lives in Grass Valley, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by patrick on October 27, 2017

This is differently a book for mature people. The women here were subjected to a life of struggle due to what was thrown their way in the 1800’s. Some were orphaned, widowed and such had to make a living by any means in that time period. What was okay for men is still looked down in our society and......more

Goodreads review by Valerity (Val) on September 15, 2017

This is a fun look into the past through stories about some notoriously wicked and noteworthy women from history in the American West. I found these were eye-opening and informative peeks into women's lives back then, and quite revealing. I went through the book rather quickly during the recent powe......more

Goodreads review by Stephanie on June 29, 2021

Not a bad novel, but it was very dry and full of facts. By the end, most of the stories just all ran together, making it difficult to remember anyone specifically. The author also declared that damn near every woman in this novel was “smitten” with someone, and this got incredibly annoying after the......more

Goodreads review by Lizzy on April 29, 2021

Short & sweet & a little repetitive. Great audio book to tune in to.......more

Goodreads review by Scott on April 03, 2018

Fun stories about women who did what they had to do to make it in the Old West. It provided new perspectives for my Western education.......more