The Legend of Baby Doe: The Life and Times of the Silver Queen of the West

by John Burke

Book Overview

In her pulchritudinous prime Baby Doe was called the Silver Queen of Colorado by journalists and "that shameless hussy" by the proper wives of the men who eyed her. Flirtatious, adventurous, ambitious, Elizabeth McCourt Doe gave everyone a lot to talk about when she met Horace Tabor, the Silver King of Leadville, in 1880. Three years later they were free to legalize their passion. Although thirty years separated them, they were well matched in romantic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803261039
• ISBN13: 9780803261037
• Release Date: September 1989
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Read.......Fasinating Read........

This book was purchased for a retirement center's lobrary........now everyone is reading it and talking about it. It's a great read and "baby" Doe's Story is fascinating.

Colorado Silver Queen soap opera life

I am not a fan of soap operas but the life of Baby Doe Tabor reads something like one and I found it fascinating. A rags to riches to rags true story that draws you in from start to finish. There is something about the person of Baby Doe that just draws you in and leaves you thinking about her long after the book is finished. I bought this book in 1993 on a trip to Colorado and I still pick it up from time to time and re-read it. The story of Horace and Baby Doe Tabor would make a great movie, and one was made in 1932 called Silver Dollar, sadly it is not available for home video. A good read.

--Fascinating woman and great telling of her story--

The story of Baby Doe is worth reading. This well written account dramatically tells the story of her rise and fall in wealth and her personal and public lives. Anyone who appreciates stories of the American power mongers of the late 19th century will enjoy this insightful biography