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The First Women Detectives, Operatives, and Spies with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency.

The Pinks is the true story of Kate Warne and the other women who served as Pinkertons, fulfilling the adage, “Well-behaved Women Seldom Make History.”

Most students of the Old West and American law enforcement history know the story of the notorious and ruthless Pinkerton Detective Agency and the legends behind their role in establishing the Secret Service and tangling with Old West Outlaws. But the true story of Kate Warne, an operative of the Pinkerton Agency and the first woman detective in America—and the stories of the other women who served their country as part of the storied crew of crime fighters—are not well known. For the first time, the stories of these intrepid women are collected here and richly illustrated throughout with numerous historical photographs. From Kate Warne’s probable affair with Allan Pinkerton, and her part in saving the life of Abraham Lincoln in 1861 to the lives and careers of the other women who broke out of the Cult of True Womanhood in pursuit of justice, these true stories add another dimension to our understanding of American history.

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The Western Writers of America Cookbook:

Favorite Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Writing Wisdom.

The Western Writers of America Cookbook: Favorite Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Writing Wisdom is filled with more than 150 recipes, anecdotes, and stories from some of America’s most popular writers and personalities, this collaborative effort has a writers sensibility and a Western point of view. Including recipes for drinks, appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and fun extras—as well as stories from and profiles of the contributors, this is both a Western book and a cookbook that moves beyond the genre.

The Western Writers of America Cookbook was edited by Nancy Plain and Sherry Monahan. Nancy Plain is an award-winning writer of biographies and histories for readers of all ages. Sherry Monahan has her own column (Frontier Fare) in and is a contributing editor for True West magazine.

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Grass Valley, CA. – Take a literary ride with the Most Intrepid Western Author’s Posse as they travel through the great “Show Me State” of Missouri. The Most Intrepid Western Author’s Posse is comprised of five published, award-winning western authors; Monty McCord author of Mundy’s Law: The Legend of Joe Mundy and Hastings: The Queen of the Plains; Sherry Monahan author of Mrs. Earp: The Wives and Lovers of the Earp Brothers, The Cowboy Cookbook, and the Western Writers of America Cookbook; Bill Markley, author of Deadwood Dead Men and Dakota Epic: Experiences of a Reenactor During the Filming of Dances with Wolves, Kellen Cutsforth, author of Buffalo Bill, Boozers, Brothels, and Bare-Knuckle Brawlers: An Englishman’s Journal of Adventure in America and Chris Enss, author of Ma Barker: America’s Most Wanted Mother, Frontier Teachers: Stories of Heroic Women of the Old West, Hearts West: Mail Order Brides of the Old West, and Object Matrimony: The Risky Business of Mail-Order Matchmaking on the Western Frontier will tell exciting tales of the Old West.

Stories told by the posse promise to transport readers back to the days of the wild frontier when times were rowdy and justice was swift.

The Most Intrepid Western Author’s Posse’s first stop will be in Saint Joseph at the historic Robidoux Row Museum on Saturday, June 17 from 4 P.M. to 6 P.M.  On Sunday, June 18 the Posse will be at Barnes and Noble at 19120 East 39^th St. in Independence from Noon to 1 P.M.  The Posse will be discussing their books and the taming of the Wild West.

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Favorite Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Writing Wisdom.

This past week I announced the specifics of the launch of the WWA cookbook. The event will be held on June 22 at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza at 6 P.M. The editors and contributors of the book will be on hand to celebrate the release of The Western Writers of America Cookbook: Favorite Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Writing Wisdom.

If I were clever I’d like to come up with some catchy jingle to promote the book. I remember most jingles. I wish the people who wrote those catchy commercial jingles in the ‘70s had taught at my high school – I think I would’ve retained a lot more useful knowledge. I don’t remember anything about geometry, but I do remember that when it says Libby’s, Libby’s, Libby’s on the label, label, label, you will like it, like it, like it, on your table, table, table. If I find myself alone in my car one more time singing “Plop-plop, fizz-fizz, oh what a relief it is,” I’m going to hunt down the mind-control individual who wrote that inspired Pavlovian haiku and demand he give me back that part of my brain.

Since I do not possess the skill to create such jingles I’ll simply remind readers that the launch of The Western Writers of America Cookbook: Favorite Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Writing Wisdom will be held on June 22 at 6 P.M. at the Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza.

The Western Writers of America Cookbook: Favorite Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Writing Wisdom is filled with more than 150 recipes, anecdotes, and stories from some of America’s most popular writers and personalities, this collaborative effort has a writers sensibility and a Western point of view. Including recipes for drinks, appetizers, main dishes, side dishes, desserts, and fun extras—as well as stories from and profiles of the contributors, this is both a Western book and a cookbook that moves beyond the genre.

The Western Writers of America Cookbook was edited by Nancy Plain and Sherry Monahan. Nancy Plain is an award-winning writer of biographies and histories for readers of all ages. Sherry Monahan has her own column (Frontier Fare) in and is a contributing editor for True West magazine.

Enter to win a copy of the Western Writers of America Cookbook: Favorite Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Writing Wisdom when you visit www.chrisenss.com.

The Western Writers of America Cookbook:

Favorite Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Writing Wisdom

Venue: Kansas City Marriott Country Club Plaza

Join the Editors & Contributors as they celebrate

the release of the book.

Date: June 22, 2017

Time: 6 P.M. – 7 P.M.

Books will be available for purchase at the event.

Visit www.westernwriters.org for more information.

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Favorite Recipes, Cooking Tips, and Writing Wisdom