Kay Beth Faris Avery
3 books in the catalogue, published 2003 to 2010.
Kay Beth Faris Avery writes about southern Colorado and the Southwest. Western Reflections Publishing carries three of her books: Warriors, Widows & Orphans from 2003, Tales from the Trappers' Trail from 2010 and Unbroken Spirits, a book about three Colorado women. Both gather stories of the people who lived along the region's trails and settlements.
About Kay Beth Faris Avery
The New Mexico Book Co-op lists her as Avery, Kay Beth Faris, with Tales from the Trapper's Trail as a finalist in the 2010 New Mexico Book Awards. Retail listings credit her variously as Kay Beth Faris-Avery and Kay Beth Avery.
We could not find a verifiable biography beyond these books and the award listing, so we give no birth or career dates.
The publisher's old page for Unbroken Spirits says she writes in a style that combines historical fiction and creative biography, and names Warriors, Widows & Orphans and Tales from the Trappers Trail as her two other books with the house.
Books
Tales from the Trappers' Trail
A 2010 collection of narratives from Spanish conquistadors and Zebulon Pike to the Mexican-American War and Sand Creek. It was a New Mexico Book Awards finalist.
Warriors, Widows, & Orphans
A 2003 collection of southern Colorado stories that turns attention from the warriors to the widows and orphans, and to the mix of cultures in the region.
Unbroken Spirits
Three women who each played a part in a famous Colorado conflict: Chipeta, Marion Sloan Russell and Mary Pearl Waters Jolly. It is a softbound biography, and the publisher's page says it endures as a study of patience under hardship.
What the books share
Both books circle the same ground: southern Colorado and northern New Mexico in the 1800s and earlier. They bring together Spanish, Indian, trapper, cowboy, outlaw and pioneer lives. Each is built from separate tales, not one continuous argument, and Open Library files both with historical fiction. Unbroken Spirits keeps to the same region and turns to three women tied to Colorado conflicts.
The subjects this author is catalogued under. Open Library record.
Next steps for readers of this author
Planning a trail sampler
Pick two or three Colorado sites on the trail map, then read her book's stories in the evening to connect the places to the people.
Buying the right edition
Her two books carry different years and subjects, so check the dates on our author page before ordering. For questions about either, use /contact-us/.
Go deeper
Her tales cross the trails of southern Colorado and New Mexico. The Santa Fe National Historic Trail pages give a visitor's route into the same ground.
Santa Fe National Historic Trail
The National Park Service trail site, with planning advice, maps, and a passport stamp program for trail sites.
Trail sites in Colorado
The trail's Colorado page offers an interactive map of museums, interpretive centers and historic sites along the route.
Good to know
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