Wicked Women of New Mexico prickly pear cactus cap or hike on the Pacific

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Kit Carson (1809-1868) has long held a prominent place in the popular imagination of the American West

Wicked Women of New Mexico prickly pear cactus cap or hike on the PacificNew Mexico Territory attracted outlaws and desperados as its remote locations guaranteed non detection while providing opportunists the perfect setting in which to seize wealth. Many wicked women on the run from their pasts headed there seeking new starts before and after 1912 statehood. Colorful characters such as Bronco Sue, Sadie Orchard and Lizzie McGrath were noted mavens of mayhem, while many other women were notorious gamblers, bawdy madams or