Lottie Deno: A Novel of the Civil War and the American Southwest - Paperback

by Frank Thurmond (Author)

Thurmond's novel follows a girl becoming a woman in pre-Civil War Kentucky, through a romantic involvement in Detroit, and then into adulthood as she becomes the notorious gambler, Lottie Deno, in postwar New Orleans, San Antonio, and points Southwest. Her business acumen and fearlessness bring opportunities. Her love life takes several turns, and her character matures in often colorful, surprising ways.

Back Jacket

A fictional re-creation of the life of Lottie Deno, a historical woman whose facility with playing cards, personal character, and beauty became legend in Texas after the Civil War.

Author Biography

A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Frank Thurmond (a distant cousin of William Faulkner) earned English degrees at the University of Mississippi and Oxford University (UK). He teaches English at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and, in the evenings, serenades his rescue dogs with wind instruments.