I read this book for book club otherwise I don’t think I would have picked it up. From reading the title, I expected a more somber novel about the gold-rush era, not the adventurous, dashy story that I read. Baby Doe gave this era, something to talk about. I knew nothing about Baby Doe before pick...
Elizabeth McCourt Tabor better known as Baby Doe was a woman who came from poverty. She married Harvey Doe but later divorced him for a variety of reasons including not providing a living and abandonment. She was from Oshkosh, Wisconsin but moved with Harvey to Leadville Colorado. She met Horace Tab...
Elizabeth McCourt's family knew she was destined for greatness based on her beauty and, but Lizzie knew she could do even more. Lizzie was married to Harvey Doe and went off to Colorado to make a fortune from the mines Harvey's family gave him. Only, Harvey wasn't cut out for mining work. Lizzie ...