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DEADWOOD — For more than 30 years, Chris Enss has been writing about the women of the Old West. She’s written more than 50 books on the subject, earning nine Will Rogers Medallion Awards, two Elmer Kelton Book Awards, and the Laura Downing Journalism Award.
“Usually, when you think about women of the American West, they’re either Miss Kitty from Dodge City, or Laura Ingalls from Little House on the Prairie,” Enss told the Black Hills Pioneer during her last visit to Deadwood. “People don’t think women did much more than that. The truth is, women were just so incredibly well-rounded in a variety of fields.”
Enss plans to return to the Black Hills, beginning Wednesday. That day, she’ll visit the Days of ‘76 Museum for a reading and signing centered on “The Sharpshooter and the Showman.”
Published in March, that title follows Pawnee Bill and May Manning Lillie of Wild West Show fame — exploring their remarkable, true love story.
Thursday, Enss will visit the Adams Museum for a book signing and talk about the cowgirls of the American West.
On Sept. 26 and 27, Enss will launch her newest book, “Meet the Kellys: The True Story of Machine Gun Kelly and His Holl Kathryn Thorn” in Deadwood at the Brothel Museum.
The author plans to host half-hour presentations on the Jazz Age mob scene. She’ll also be on hand to sign copies of her newest book.
Released in May, “Meet the Kellys” explores the life and relationship of George “Machine Gun” Kelly, a bootlegger turned notorious gangster, and Kathryn Thorne, a “mobbed-up Lady Macbeth” who pushed her husband to commit greater crimes.
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