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The Hook From the "Silver Queen" of the West—witness the scandalous rise of Baby Doe Tabor in a world of Gilded Age greed and forbidden love. 🏆 DOUBLE GOLD for GOLD DIGGER! Winner of the 2020 IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award and the 2020 IPPY Award. About the Book One look at Baby Doe Tabor and you know she was meant to be a legend of the Wild West and the Gilded Age! At just twenty years old, she came west to work a gold mine with her new husband, only to be abandoned, pregnant, and left to manage the mine alone. But that didn’t stop her. She fell in love with Horace Tabor, a prospector twice her age who struck the biggest silver vein in history. Their union sparked a national scandal: a controversial divorce, a seat in the U.S. Senate, and a wedding at the U.S. Capitol with President Arthur in attendance. Though renowned for her beauty, fashion, and philanthropy, Baby Doe was never welcomed in "polite" society. Her true friends were the icons of the era—Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt, and Lily Langtry—who performed at the Tabor Grand Opera House. Discover how the Tabors navigated a world of scandal, greed, wealth, and power in the wild days of western mining. Critical Praise ⭐ 10 out of 10! "An engaging and beautifully-written story, this fact-based novel celebrates the endurance of the human spirit in one woman's determination to survive." — Publisher's Weekly BookLife Prize