She was a Southern Belle from polite society, the inspiration for Miss Kitty on Gunsmoke, and a famous gambler who could hold her own in the saloons and gambling joints of the Old West.Over a hundred years later, the legend of Lottie Deno still captures our imaginations. Join us on Saturday, Feb. 24, at 1 p.m. as we welcome novelist Frank Thurmond to discuss his book Lottie Deno: A Novel of the Civil War & the American Southwest.Thurmond weaves an exciting tale of an innocent young woman, Carlotta Tompkins, who, through her gambling prowess, becomes the infamous Lottie Deno.She finds ...