Kay Reynolds Blair
1 book in the catalogue, published 2000.
Kay Reynolds Blair wrote Ladies of the Lamplight, a set of short biographies of women outlaws, gamblers, dance-hall girls and madams of Colorado's mining era. It is the one book of hers in our catalogue, listed with a 2000 date.
About Kay Reynolds Blair
We know Kay Reynolds Blair through this book. A bookseller's listing places the 2000 revised edition with Western Reflections Publishing Company in Lake City, and our records show no other title from her. We could not find a biography, birth year or list of earlier works that we were able to read, so none is given here.
What the books share
Blair writes about women whom nineteenth century Colorado society pushed to its edges. The book's subjects range from dance-hall girls and prostitutes to madams, gamblers, robbers and rustlers, and the descriptions name Silver Heels, Poker Alice, Cattle Kate, Etta Place, Mattie Silks and Mollie May. The catalogue subjects are biography, women outlaws, women gamblers and prostitutes.
The subjects this author is catalogued under. Open Library record.
Next steps for readers of this author
Checking a name in the archives
If one woman in the book catches your interest, search her name in the Denver Public Library finding aids and digital collections. Record what you find with the source, so you can separate record from legend.
Reading beside a broader history
Browse the Hall of Fame inductee list for women from the same state, then read the book again with that wider cast in mind. It helps to see these lives as part of a larger Colorado story.
Go deeper
Ladies of the Lamplight is a set of short biographies of women on the edge of Colorado's mining era. These resources help a reader place such stories against the wider history of Colorado women and archives.
Colorado Women's Hall of Fame
Its mission, stated on its site, is to share the stories of women who shaped Colorado, with an inductee list sorted by field.
Denver Public Library Special Collections and Archives
Its site offers a catalog, digital collections, a subject index and finding aids for Western history research.
Lake City Museum, Hinsdale County Historical Society
Its stated mission is to collect, preserve and exhibit material to help the public understand Hinsdale County history. The record places this edition's publisher in Lake City.
Good to know
How many Kay Reynolds Blair books does Western Reflections list?
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