Daughters of Daring
Hollywood Cowgirl Stunt Women
$74.34
- Hardcover
264 pages
- Release Date
16 March 2026
Summary
Discover the untold stories of the bold women who rode harder, roped faster, and stole the spotlight in early Hollywood.
Since the famous “first” western movie, The Great Train Robbery, starring Broncho Billy Anderson, made its debut in 1903, cowboy heroes have continued their easily won dominance—but little has been written about the cowgirl stars and their fans. Young women looked up to independent cowgirl characters played by Barbara Stanwyck and Dale Evan…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781493087860 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 149308786X |
| Author: | Chris Enss |
| Publisher: | Globe Pequot Press |
| Imprint: | The Lyons Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 264 |
| Release Date: | 16 March 2026 |
| Weight: | 499g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm x 25mm |
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About The Author
Chris Enss
Chris Enss is a New York Times best-selling author who has been writing about women of the Old West for more than twenty years. She has penned more than forty published books on the subject. Her work has been honored with five Will Rogers Medallion Awards, two Elmer Kelton Book Awards, an Oklahoma Center for the Book Award, and was a Western Writers of America Spur Award Finalist. Her books Thunder Over the Prairie, The Death Row All Stars, and The Trials of Annie Oakley have been optioned by major production companies for feature films. Enss’s most recent works are According to Kate: The Legendary Life of Big Nose Kate, Love of Doc Holliday; No Place for a Woman: The Struggle for Suffrage in the Wild West; and Iron Women: The Ladies Who Helped Build the Railroad.
Enss serves as executive director of the Will Rogers Medallion Award and is a licensed private investigator. She lives in Grass Valley, CA.
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