Gertrudis Barcel???, New Mexico's celebrated gambler and demimonde of the 1830s and 1840s, was born at the turn of the nineteenth century in the Bavispe valley of east central Sonora, Mexico. Young Gertrudis, who would later achieve fame under the name "Tules," discovered how to manipulate men, reading their body language and analyzing their gambling habits. This power, coupled with a strong-willed and enterprising nature, led Do???a Tules to her legendary role as a shrewd and notorious gambling queen and astute ...
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Gertrudis Barcel???, New Mexico's celebrated gambler and demimonde of the 1830s and 1840s, was born at the turn of the nineteenth century in the Bavispe valley of east central Sonora, Mexico. Young Gertrudis, who would later achieve fame under the name "Tules," discovered how to manipulate men, reading their body language and analyzing their gambling habits. This power, coupled with a strong-willed and enterprising nature, led Do???a Tules to her legendary role as a shrewd and notorious gambling queen and astute businesswoman. Her monte dealings and entertainment houses became legendary throughout the southern Rocky Mountain region. Her assistance to U.S. Army officers during the Mexican War brought her additional fame. Do???a Tules's daring behavior attracted the attention and condemnation of many puritanical Anglo travelers along the Santa Fe Trail. Demonized by later historians, Do???a Tules has predominately been portrayed as little more than a caricature of an Old West madam and cardsharp, eluding serious historical study until now. Mary Cook sifts through the notoriety to illustrate the significant role Do???a Tules played in New Mexico history at a time when the Spanish and Mexican eras were ending and the American era was about to begin.
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Like New. Size: 6x0x9; Inscribed to a named person (first name only) then signed Mary J. Straw Cook on title page with a black felt tip, 1st print, text looks new and unread though a page corner in the notes at the back was folded down, boards likewise new looking and undamaged, dust jacket shows ordinary mild shelf wear, Near Fine/Very Good.
