Silver Queen: The Fabulous Story of Baby Doe Tabor

"Silver Queen: The Fabulous Story of Baby Doe Tabor" by Caroline Bancroft is a historical biography that tells the story of Baby Doe Tabor, a woman who experienced immense wealth and devastating poverty in the mining towns of Colorado. Bancroft starts with Baby Doe's lonely death and then examines her life, filled with contrasts, from her efforts to reclaim her riches at the Matchless Mine to her relationships with the people of Leadville. The story shares someone's memory of Baby Doe, showing how she continued to be beautiful and charming even when she was old. The book is about how Baby Doe lived, how she changed, and how the mountains of Colorado played a big part in her exciting and sad experiences.