I bought this book when I was visiting Flagstaff, and looking into a relative who was probably somewhere in between the saint or scoundrel label, but colorful nonetheless. Then I read it while I had some time to kill in a hotel room. It was entertaining. There were several characters described who are worthy of being better known, on both sides of the saint or scoundrel line.
This is one of those almost exactly one hundred page books published by a small company, and it could have used some editing. That did not really impair my enjoyment of it, though, with one exception. She decided to tack on a chapter at the end about her brother-in-law and give a plug for her own religious leanings. This did not correlate with the rest of the book in any way. It is her book, and that is one of the reasons people self-publish, so they can do what they want. The last chapter took away from the book overall, in my opinion.
I have enjoyed learning more about pioneer times lately, and am glad I bought and read this book.
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