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Chris Enss (born 1961) is an American author[1] and screenwriter.[2] Enss has written more than 50 books on the subject of women in the Old West,[3] and has collaborated with producer Howard Kazanjian on several books,[4] including two about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans.[5][6]

Selected works

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  • With Great Hope: Women of the California Gold Rush (with JoAnn Chartier) (2000)[citation needed]
  • Love Untamed: Romances of the Old West (with JoAnn Chartier) (2002)[7]
  • Gilded Girls: Women Entertainers of the Old West (with JoAnn Chartier) (2003)[8]
  • The Cowboy and the Señorita: A Biography of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (with Howard Kazanjian) (2004)[5]
  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon: Women Soldiers and Patriots of the Western Frontier (with JoAnn Chartier) (2004)[9]
  • Playing for Time: The Death Row All Stars (2004)[10]
  • Happy Trails: A Pictorial Celebration of the Life and Times of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans (with Howard Kazanjian) (2005)[6]
  • Hearts West: True Stories of Mail-Order Brides on the Frontier (2005)[11]
  • Buffalo Gals: Women of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (2005)[12]
  • How the West Was Worn: Bustles and Buckskins on the Wild Frontier (2005)[13]
  • The Doctor Wore Petticoats: Women Physicians of the Old West (2006)[14]
  • Pistol Packin' Madams: True Stories of Notorious Women of the Old West (2006)[15]
  • The Young Duke: The Early Life of John Wayne (with Howard Kazanjian) (2006)[16]
  • Tales Behind the Tombstones: The Deaths and Burials of the Old West's Most Nefarious Outlaws, Notorious Women and Celebrated Lawmen (2007)[17]
  • The Lady Was a Gambler: True Stories of Notorious Women of the Old West (2007)[18]

References

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  1. "Author and historian Chris Enss comes to Deadwood". Black Hills Pioneer. 26 September 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  2. Hardesty, Donald L.; Brodhead, Michael J.; Grayson, Donald K. (2005). The Archaeology of the Donner Party. University of Nevada Press. p. 91. ISBN 978-0-87417-661-2.
  3. "Chris Enss". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  4. Kazanjian, Howard (29 May 2017). "What History Has Taught Me: Howard Kazanjian". True West Magazine. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  5. 1 2 Farrell Edmunds, Robin (May–June 2004). "Review of The Cowboy and the Senorita". Foreword Reviews. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  6. 1 2 Joseph, Dana (10 February 2025). "Roy Rogers And Dale Evans Have The Best Love Story". Cowboys and Indians Magazine. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  7. Liebman, Roy (2010). "Love untamed : romances of the Old West". Library Journal. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  8. "Gilded Girls by Joann Chartier, Paperback, 9780762726790". The Nile. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  9. Boardman, Edna (1 January 2005). "Chartier, JoAnn & Enss, Chris. She wore a yellow ribbon; women soldiers and patriots of the western frontier". Kliatt. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  10. Wright, Jerry (2007). "ENSS CHRIS. Playing for Time: The Death Row All Stars. (Book Review)". Journal of Sport History. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  11. Ankeny, Chrys (12 June 2006). "Hearts West: True Stories of Mail-Order Brides on the Frontier (Book Review)". HistoryNet. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  12. "'Buffalo Gals: Women of Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show'". The Independent Record. 13 November 2005. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  13. Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (1 January 2006). "Enss, Chris. How the West Was Worn: Bustles and Buckskins on the Frontier". Kliatt. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  14. Holt, Kristin (11 September 2015). "Book Review: The Doctor Wore Petticoats by Chris Enss". Kristin Holt. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  15. "Pistol Packin' Madams". Simon & Schuster.
  16. Clark, William (9 October 2006). "'The Young Duke – The Early Life of John Wayne' book review". The Union. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  17. "Tales Behind the Tombstones". Simon & Schuster.
  18. "Women Gamblers, Old West Book Review: The Lady Was A Gambler". Cowboy To Cowboy. 7 May 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
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