01893cam a2200349 i 4500 437457310 TxAuBib 20200916120000.0 190628s2019||||||||||||d|||||||||||eng|u 2019027200 9781432847364 1432847368 (OCoLC)1107145676 TxAuBib rda Morris, Kathleen, 1944- The lily of the West [large print] / Kathleen Morris. Large print edition. Waterville, Maine : Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage company, 2019. 521 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "The Lily of the West is the story of Mary Katherine Haroney, known as the notorious "Big Nose Kate." In the American West of the 1800s, women had few choices, but Kate made her own way. A Hungarian immigrant, Kate forged her way across the American frontier, an orphaned stowaway on a Mississippi riverboat who became the belle of the Dodge City music halls, known for her outspoken manner and her alluring appearance. Classically educated, she spoke four languages, finding love and much in common with a charming but volatile dentist from Atlanta, Dr. John Henry (Doc) Holliday. She was a trusted friend of the Earps and Bat Masterson, an adventurous woman who witnessed the violent lawlessness that preceded the end of an era"-- Provided by publisher. 20200916. Elder, Kate, 1850-1940 Fiction. Women Fiction. Immigrants United States Fiction. Western Fiction. Large type books. Biographical fiction. TXLIV