Chris Enss (b. 1961) is an author and screenwriter who lives in Grass Valley. She specializes in historical nonfiction and has written more than 20 books on the subject of women in the Old West. Her published books include:

* A Beautiful Mine: Women Prospectors of the Old West * Frontier Teachers: Stories of Heroic Women of the Old West * Outlaw Tales of California: True Stories of the Golden State's Most Infamous Crooks, Culprits, and Cutthroats * Buffalo Gals: Women of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show * Hearts West: True Stories of Mail-Order Brides on the Frontier * How the West Was Worn: Bustles and Buckskins on the Wild Frontier * Pistol Packin' Madams: True Stories of Notorious Women of the Old West * She Wore a Yellow Ribbon: Women Soldiers and Patriots of the Western Frontier * The Doctor Wore Petticoats: Women Physicians of the Old West * Tales Behind the Tombstones: The Deaths and Burials of the Old West's Most Nefarious Outlaws, Notorious Women and Celebrated Lawmen * The Lady Was a Gambler: True Stories of Notorious Women of the Old West * Playing for Time: The Death Row All Stars

With JoAnn Chartier: * Gilded Girls: Women Entertainers of the Old West * Love Untamed: Romances of the Old West * With Great Hope: Women of the California Gold Rush

With Howard Kazanjian: * The Cowboy and the Señorita: A Biography of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans * Happy Trails: A Pictorial Celebration of the Life and Times of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans * The Young Duke: The Early Life of John Wayne

Links

Chris Enss Official Website Chris Enss entry on Wikipedia Chris Enss Literary Lounge Member Page