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Chris Enss

Chris Enss
Chris Enss

Chris Enss is a New York Times bestselling author who has been writing about women of the Old West for more than thirty years. She has penned more than fifty published books on the subject. Her work has been honored with nine Will Rogers Medallion Awards, two Elmer Kelton Book Awards, and a Willa Cather Award from Women Writing the West.

  • Lucia Darling

    Lucia Darling, Montana Teacher

    By Chris Enss
    In the midst of the hardship of frontier travel, Lucia and the other members of her party found ways to enjoy themselves. They collected wildflowers, swam in swift, cold riverbeds, and in the evenings around the campfire some pioneers played musical instruments while others sang and danced along.