Author: Ronald Dean MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
Shady Ladies of the West
Author: Ronald Dean MillerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
The Shady Ladies of Tombstone
Author: Ken FogelbergPublisher:
ISBN: 9781933287188
Category : Brothels
Languages : en
Pages : 103
Book Description
Shady Ladies
Author: Suzann LedbetterPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780765308276
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
A compendium of short biographical pieces about some of history's most rebellious women includes profiles of such figures as determined widow Elsa Jane Guerin, late-nineteenth-century photographer Frances Benjamin Johnston, and "the Unsinkable" Molly Brown.
Shady Ladies of the West
Author: Ronald Dean MillerPublisher: Westernlore Publications
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
History of prostitution as the women followed the men explorers and miners west. They supplied the female softening of the harsh male society.
Calamity Jane
Author: James D. McLairdPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 080618311X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Forget Doris Day singing on the stagecoach. Forget Robin Weigert’s gritty portrayal on HBO’s Deadwood. The real Calamity Jane was someone the likes of whom you’ve never encountered. That is, until now. This book is a definitive biography of Martha Canary, the woman popularly known as Calamity Jane. Written by one of today’s foremost authorities on this notorious character, it is a meticulously researched account of how an alcoholic prostitute was transformed into a Wild West heroine. Always on the move across the northern plains, Martha was more camp follower than the scout of legend. A mother of two, she often found employment as waitress, laundress, or dance hall girl and was more likely to be wearing a dress than buckskin. But she was hard to ignore when she’d had a few drinks, and she exploited the aura of fame that dime novels created around her, even selling her autobiography and photos to tourists. Gun toting, swearing, hard drinking—Calamity Jane was all of these, to be sure. But whatever her flaws or foibles, James D. McLaird paints a compelling portrait of an unconventional woman who more than once turned the tables on those who sought to condemn or patronize her. He also includes dozens of photos—many never before seen—depicting Jane in her many guises. His book is a long-awaited biography of Martha Canary and the last word on Calamity Jane.
Outlaw gentleman & shady ladies
Author: Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies
Author: Wild Women of Prescott, Arizona
Author: Jan MacKell CollinsPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625853548
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
“Western prostitution historian Jan MacKell Collins tells the stories of the many ‘horizontal experts’ of Prescott.” —True West Arizona remained a raw, rather uncivilized territory before it became one of the last states to enter the Union. Few towns exemplify this more than Prescott. Untamed land lured those who saw an opportunity to prosper, including a number of shady ladies. A staple of any western town, these wanton women were independent, hearty individuals eager to unpack their petticoats and set up shop. Within six years of establishment, at least five prostitutes operated in Prescott. As their clientele grew, so did their influence. Mollie Sheppard, Lida Winchell, Gabriell Dollie and many more women were integral forces on the city that should not be forgotten. From Granite Street to Whiskey Row, Prescott’s painted ladies established an ever-expanding red-light district halted only by Arizona’s admission to the Union in 1912. Join author Jan MacKell Collins to discover the soiled doves of Prescott’s red-light district. “Both Victor and Cripple Creek had active Red Light Districts in the gold rush days and Collins has captured several of the true stories of those who conducted business in the brothels and cribs.” —PeakRadar.com
Brothels, Bordellos & Bad Girls
Author: Jan MacKell CollinsPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826333438
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
This look at prostitution in Colorado, 1860-1930, uncovers the lives and woes of "working girls" in mining towns such as Cripple Creek.
Red Light Women of the Rocky Mountains
Author: Jan MacKellPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 082634612X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 482
Book Description
Throughout the development of the American West, prostitution grew and flourished within the mining camps, small towns, and cities of the nineteenth-century Rocky Mountains. Whether escaping a bad home life, lured by false advertising, or seeking to subsidize their income, thousands of women chose or were forced to enter an industry where they faced segregation and persecution, fines and jailing, and battled the hazards of disease, drug addiction, physical abuse, pregnancy, and abortion. They dreamed of escape through marriage or retirement, but more often found relief only in death. An integral part of western history, the stories of these women continue to fascinate readers and captivate the minds of historians today. Expanding on the research she did for Brothels, Bordellos, and Bad Girls (UNM Press), historian Jan MacKell moves beyond the mining towns of Colorado to explore the history of prostitution in the Rocky Mountain states of Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Each state had its share of working girls and madams like Big Nose Kate or Calamity Jane who remain celebrities in the annals of history, but MacKell also includes the stories of lesser-known women whose role in this illicit trade nonetheless shaped our understanding of the American West.