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FEMMES FATALES, GAMBLERS, YANKEES AND REBELS

IN THE GOLD FIELDS [1859-1869]

REAL PEOPLE, TRUE STORIES

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(They're written like novels with dialogue based on journals, diaries and newspapers)

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FEMMES FATALES, GAMBLERS, YANKEES AND REBELS IN THE GOLD FIELDS [1859-1869]

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHRONOLOGY

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	Prologue - Golden Odyssey Begins	1859 To 1869	1
1	Tormented Wedding	Fall 1859	4
2	The Pikes Peak Gold Rush	Mid 1859	7
3	Must Our Baby Starve?	Mid To Late 1859	13
4	Struggle In The Devil Sierras	Fall 1859	16
5	The Incandescence Of Treason	Fall 1859	20
6	The Comstock's Wailing Winds	Winter 1859 To 1860	24
7	Jack Slade's Welcome To Julesburg	Early 1860	27
8	Denver's Infamous Turkey War	Early 1860	30
9	Julesburg's Second Resurrection	Summer 1860	35
10	The Forces Of Darkness In Denver	Summer 1860	39
11	Motherhood In The Mountains	Fall 1860	43
12	Bon Voyage Virginia City	Fall To Winter 1860	47
13	A Final Adieu	Early 1861	51
14	Civil War In St. Louis	May 10, 1861	54
15	Colorado's Odd Warfare	Spring 1861	58
16	Comstock Madness	Summer 1861	63
17	The Shadow Of Death	Mid 1861	67
18	Battle Of Bull Run	Summer 1861	72
19	Denver's Civil War	Summer 1861	78
20	Pinkerton And The Lady	Summer 1861	81
21	San Quentin's Legacy	Fall 1861	84
22	Laura Fair, Phoenix	Fall 1861 To Spring 1862	87
23	Rebels Move On Colorado	Early 1862	91
24	Together For Eternity	Early 1862	95
25	Three Faces Of Treason	Early To Mid 1862	99
26	Passion And Poker In Idaho	Mid 1862	104
27	Cupid's Comstock Attack	Fall 1862	108
28	Love And Death In The Northwest	Late 1862	112

TABLE OF CONTENTS CHRONOLOGY

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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHRONOLOGY

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57	Shattered Promises	Mid To Late 1865	228
58	Comstock Conundrum	Early 1866	232
59	True Tails And Cattails	Mid 1866	235
60	Tumult In The West	Mid To Late 1866	240
61	Tragedy In Virginia City	Early To Mid 1867	244
62	Crucible of Kansas	Mid To Late 1867	249
63	Madame Moustache	Mid To Late 1867	254
64	Tropical Swirl	Mid To Late 1867	258
65	Too Dead To Bury	Early 1868	262
66	Madame And The Indians	Early 1868	266
67	Comstock Murderer Hangs	Spring 1868	271
68	Leadership Prevails	Mid To Late 1868	274
69	Comstock Conflagration	Early To Mid 1869	279
70	Midnight Blackjack	Early To Mid 1869	283
71	Esteemed Achievements	Early To Mid 1869	286
72	The Recasting Of America	Spring To Fall 1869	289
73	Where The Winds Were Born	Fall 1869	293
74	Agonizing Betrayal	Fall 1869	297
75	Madame Vanishes	Fall 1869	301
76	Unchivalrous Joust	Fall 1869	304
	Epilogue - Of Myths And Legends	1859 To 1869+	308
	Acknowledgment		313
	Bibliography -- With Research Notes		315
	Index of 547 Real People, 32 States		324
	List of 123 Illustrations		332
	Catalog of Maps & 10 pages of Maps		336
	About The Authors Other Titles By These Authors Ordering Information		347 349 351

Read Chapter 1 TORMENTED WEDDING .........Read Chapter 13 A FINAL ADIEU

Read Chapter 17 THE SHADOW OF DEATH.

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