The Two Lives Of Baby Doe (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781163819487)

The Two Lives of Baby Doe is a biographical book written by Gordon Langley Hall, which tells the story of Elizabeth ""Baby"" Doe Tabor, a famous American socialite and mining heiress. The book is divided into two parts, each describing a different phase of Baby Doe's life.The first part of the book focuses on Baby Doe's early life, including her upbringing in Wisconsin and her move to Colorado to marry Horace Tabor, a wealthy silver miner. The author describes Baby Doe's struggles to adjust to life in the mining town of Leadville, as well as her husband's political ambitions and eventual downfall.The second part of the book covers Baby Doe's later life, after Horace's death and her subsequent marriage to a younger man named Harvey Doe. The author describes Baby Doe's attempts to maintain her social status and wealth, as well as her eventual descent into poverty and isolation.Throughout the book, the author provides insights into Baby Doe's personality and motivations, as well as the social and economic context of the time period in which she lived. The Two Lives of Baby Doe is a fascinating portrait of a complex and intriguing woman, as well as a vivid depiction of life in the American West during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Gordon Langley Hall
ISBN-10: 1163819484
ISBN-13: 9781163819487
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 09/10/2010
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.76lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54d