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When Lorinda Jameson's bankrupt father commits suicide and the infamous Black Hand mafia is dispatched to collect his debts—or her head—the young orphan and Philadelphia debutante rechristens herself “Etta Place” and goes West. Etta initially earns her way as a “Harvey Girl” waitress in a remote Colorado railroad outpost, but fate and murder soon intervene and Etta joins forces with Butch Cassidy's notorious gang, the Wild Bunch. In their hideout at Hole-in-the-Wall, Wyoming. Etta meets Harry Longbaugh, a.k.a. the Sundance Kid, and begins the passionate and tragic romance that will be the greatest of her life.
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"Hold onto your hats…The listener will smile when Potter tells of how Etta crosses paths with Teddy Roosevelt, Wild Bill Hickok, Pinkerton agents, and even Eleanor Roosevelt. This charming novel crisscrosses North and South America at the end of an era."
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"An expansive saga that spans the 1890s to the 1930s, moves between the dusty trails of Colorado and Wyoming to the genteel salons of New York City…Actress and narrator, Kirsten Potter, adds…value with a clear voice that glides seamlessly between Etta's different personas, Eleanor Roosevelt's romantic sensitivity, and Kid Currie's crassness, plus she delivers authenticity to the various mixed-medi
Tom Alderman, Huffington Post