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She is the recipient of the women writing the west willa award and the twotime winner of the western writers of america spur award. Mattie opens with the pioneers on the wagon train to what was then the colorado territory. A memoir westover, tara b wes fb the elephant whisperer anthony, lawrence 599. The quilt that walked to golden 2007 colorado ghost towns and mining camps 1988 colorados homes 1986 gaslights and gingerbread. Prior to her career as an independent author, she was a reporter and bureau chief for businessweek magazine for the denver region.
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