Globe Pequot / TwoDot
Pages: 192
Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4930-1788-1 • eBook • July 2015 • $15.99 • (£11.99)
Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / Criminals & Outlaws,
Biography & Autobiography / Historical,
History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI),
History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX),
History / United States / State & Local / West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
Chris Enss is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing about characters of the Old West for more than a dozen years. She has penned more than thirty published books on the subject. Her book Object Matrimony: The Risky Business of Mail Order Matchmakingon the Western Frontier (by Globe Pequot Press) won the Elmer Kelton Award for best non-fiction book of 2013. Another recent Enss title, Sam Sixkiller: Frontier Cherokee Lawman (also by Globe Pequot Press), was named Outstanding Book on Oklahoma History by the Oklahoma Historical Society. Enss 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.