J Lee Butts: 2 books

Sometimes humorous, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, sometimes deeply sad and moving—such are the biographies of fifteen Texas bad girls.

Sometimes humorous, sometimes tongue-in-cheek, sometimes deeply sad and moving — such are the biographies of fifteen Texas bad girls. Husband killers, run-of-the-mill murderers, whorehouse madams, prostitutes, gamblers, bank robbers, floozies — each contributes immeasurably to a rowdy, ribald history that dates from the state's earliest settlers to yesterday's biggest news story.