Dona Tules by Mary J Straw Cook

Dona Tules by Mary J Straw Cook

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Summary

Gertrudis Barcelo - Dona Tules - was a legendary, shrewd and notorious gambling queen and astute businesswoman. She has predominately been portrayed as little more than a caricature of an Old West madam and cardsharp. Mary Straw Cook sifts through the notoriety to illustrate the significant role Dona Tules played in New Mexico history.

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Dona Tules by Mary J Straw Cook

Cook sifts through the notoriety to illustrate the significant role Dona Tules played in New Mexico history at a time when the Spanish and Mexican eras were ending and the American era was about to begin.
Mary J. Straw Cook is also the author of Immortal Summer: A Victorian Woman's Travels in the Southwest: The 1897 Letters and Photographs of Ameria Hollenback and Loretto: The Sisters and Their Santa Fe Chapel. She has lived in Santa Fe since 1939.
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ISBN 13 9780826343147
ISBN 10 0826343147
Title Dona Tules
Author Mary J Straw Cook
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of New Mexico Press
Year published 2021-04-30
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.