Chris Enss (born 1961) is an American author and screenwriter. Enss has written more than 20 books about women in the Old West, and has collaborated with producer Howard Kazanjian on four books, including two about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.
Books on order of publication:
With Great Hope: Women of the California Gold Rush – 2000
Love Untamed: Romances of the Old West – 2002
Gilded Girls: Women Entertainers of the Old West – 2003
Playing for Time: The Death Row All Stars – 2004
The Cowboy and the Señorita: A Biography of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans – 2004
Hearts West: True Stories of Mail-Order Brides on the Frontier – 2005
Buffalo Gals: Women of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show – 2005
How the West Was Worn: Bustles and Buckskins on the Wild Frontier – 2005
Pistol Packin’ Madams: True Stories of Notorious Women of the Old West – 2006
The Doctor Wore Petticoats: Women Physicians of the Old West – 2006
Tales Behind the Tombstones: The Deaths and Burials of the Old West’s Most Nefarious Outlaws, Notorious Women and Celebrated Lawmen – 2007
Frontier Teachers: Stories Of Heroic Women Of The Old West – 2008
Thunder Over the Prairie – 2009
The Lady Was a Gambler: True Stories of Notorious Women of the Old West – 2007
Outlaw Tales of California: True Stories of The Golden State’s Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, and Cutthroats – 2008
The Young Duke: The Early Life of John Wayne
Object: Matrimony: The Risky Business Of Mail-Order Matchmaking On The Western Frontier – 2012
Love Lessons from the Old West – 2014
Wicked Women: Notorious, Mischievous, and Wayward Ladies from the Old West – 2015
Mochi’s War: The Tragedy of Sand Creek – 2015
Ma Barker: America’s Most Wanted Mother – 2016
The Pinks: The First Women Detectives, Operatives, and Spies with the Pinkerton National Detective Agency – 2017
According to Kate: The Legendary Life of Big Nose Kate, Love of Doc Holliday – 2019
Iron Women – 2021
Straight Lady: The Life and Times of Margaret Dumont, “The Fifth Marx Brother” – 2022
Happy Trails: A Pictorial Celebration of the Life and Times of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans – 2022
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