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By Sharon Schaaf
“Show an interest in his work.” “Enjoy traveling.”
“Keep your love life private.” “Be prepared to protect Agnes Lake was
your man.” “Know your relationship is bound to have married to Wild Bill
longevity problems when you’re the paramour of an Hickok; Lotta Crabtree never married but left $2 mil-
outlaw.” “Love Lessons from the Old West: Wisdom lion to charity when she died; Calamity Jane may have
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from Wild Women” is storyteller Chris Enss’ 25 been married and might have had a child; Zoe Stratton
book with a western theme. In it she shares these five was an author. The last two “wild women,” Luzenza
love lessons learned by Etta Place during her time Wilson and Eleanora Dumont, just plain made bad
Another one bites the dust.
with the infamous Sundance Kid, along with lessons choices when it came to choosing a husband. It’s easy
Photo by Pat Williams
from nine other very remarkable women. to see why Chris Enss chose them for her book.
“Don’t be afraid to go against the law to hold on to A few months ago our local newspaper ran an
the man you love” is the lesson from Emma Walter, article about coloring books for adults.
wife of Bat Masterson. Emma, a sprint racer Designed for those of us who loved col-
Sue Kolar
Sue Kolar
and juggler, and Bat were married years oring books as kids, adult coloring
before her first marriage to Edwin books are fun stress relievers and Stef-
Moulton was officially dissolved. en Bernath’s “The Cactus Coloring
Apache war chief Geronimo was mar- Book” is perfect for desert dwellers.
ried more than nine times, but his first wife There are 45 pages to color. At
Alope was his true love. One of the lessons the bottom of each page is the scien-
Geronimo’s wives learned was to “Be will- tific name for each plant, its com-
ing to live and die for the man you love.” All mon name, where it grows, how to
of his wives died in attacks on tribe encamp- grow it and a description of the
ments or were captured. However, Geronimo’s plant to help you make good se-
memory was kept alive through his children Sue Kolar lections when you color your picture.
and the stories his wives told them about their
father.
Both books are available
When Maria Josepha Jaramillo married Kit Carson for sale in the Elements
in 1843, she was 15 and he was 33. Married 25 years Gift Shop in the Red Rock
and with seven children, they died within a month of Canyon Visitor Center.
each other. So much has been written about the explo-
rations of Kit Carson and because Maria Josefa could
“be ready to tackle whatever obstacle lies ahead of
you,” Kit was free to travel.
A sample page from The Cactus
. Coloring Book
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