Cynthia S. Becker's Books
Apr.20.2009
The collaborative effort of Cynthia S. Becker and P. David Smith, Chipeta: Queen Of The Utes is the simply fascinating biography of the wife of Ute Chief Ouray, and who was to become as well-known as her famous husband. Regarded in stature as a "queen" by both whites and Utes, Chipeta outlived her husband by nearly half a century, adopted many orphaned children (she could...
Apr.20.2009
Chipeta was the wife, confidant, and advisor to Chief Ouray of the Tabeguache band of Ute Indians who lived in the mountain regions of Colorado. As Ute life was changed by the gold rush invasion, Chipeta became an advocate for peace between the Utes, the miners and settlers who entered Ute lands, and the government. After Ouray's death in 1880, Chipeta continued as a leader of her...
About Cynthia
I live in Colorado with one husband, two cats and 8,000 books. (We operate an online used bookstore through www.abebooks.com.)
Fascination with research led me to non-fiction writing. My published work includes two biographies of Chipeta, a...
Causes Cynthia Becker Supports
Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region