Poker Alice, the colorful "Queen of the Western Gamblers," was both gambler and madam. She smoked long, black cheroots and packed a six-shooter. She also had a religious side, closing her brothel on Sundays and she taught Sunday school lessons to her girls.
Her real name was Alice Ivers and she was born in Suffolk, England. The daughter of a school teacher, she was likable and intelligent. The family moved to Richmond in 1863 and after Confederacy surrendered they moved to Colorado. In he
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