Lottie Deno: Gambling Queen of Hearts

by Cynthia Rose, Ann Richards (Designed by)

Overview

The true story of the woman who has been "immortalized" in frontier novels and more recently in television and film as "Miss Kitty" in Gunsmoke and "Laura Denbo" in Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780940666382
Publisher:	Clear Light Publishers
Publication date:	10/28/1993
Edition description:	Revised ed.
Pages:	116
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.38(h) x 0.34(d)

Editorial Reviews

Who are Carlotta J. Thompkins, Lottie Deno, Miss Kitty, Laura Denbo, Faro Nell, and Charlotte Thurmond? For answers to these and other questions, read Cynthia Rose's account of the life of Lottie Deno.... Recommended for anyone interested in reading a complete history of a western gambler from cradle to grave.

Review of the West

YA-Rose paints an intriguing picture of the little-known Western heroine, Lottie Deno. She chronicles her subject's transformation from a pampered Southern girl, to a tough but elegant gambling queen, and ultimately to the beloved and gracious matron, Mrs. Frank Thurmond of Deming, New Mexico. At 17, traveling with her slave nanny, she moved first to Detroit, then to New Orleans, and then on to San Antonio, supporting herself by gambling. Thurmond won her heart, and she followed him across the West where they befriended such legends as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday. The easy reading makes the 15 chapters move rapidly, and the black-and-white photos add interest. Readers will gain insight into the devastation caused by the Civil War for Southerners and also into the wild but opportunity-filled West.-Valerie Childress, J.W. Holloway Middle School, Whitehouse, TX

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