| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 93 p.) : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 89-93). |
| Contents |
Jennie Rogers : queen of the Denver row -- Eleanora Dumont : gold country angel of sin -- Madam Harriet : a curious criminal case -- Jessie Hayman : the San Francisco favorite -- Jessie Reeves and Cad Thompson : scarlet ladies in Texas and Nevada -- Josie Washburn : Nebraska's reluctant madam -- Kate Horony : the Hungarian madam -- Mattie Silks : Denver's red light queen -- Florence Mabel Dedrick : our sister of the street -- Tessie Wall : Barbary Coast madam -- Libby Thompson : Dodge City's squirrel tooth Alice -- Rose Ellis : last of the Old West madams. |
| Summary |
"The picture of the early American West would not be complete without a fashionably dressed madam standing at the top of the saloon stairs surveying the activity below. More than just casual observers, these tough-talking and whip-smart women often had a pistol hidden in the folds of their skirts, ready to take on cowboys, ranchers, lawmen-any man who dared to cause trouble on the premises or to threaten their livelihood." "In a time when most women were dependent on husbands and fathers, madams-the women who owned, managed, and maintained brothels-took fate into their own hands, using feminine wiles and an abundance of sheer grit to make a living on the hard edge of the frontier West." "Pistol Packin' Madams examines the stories of these resourceful, oft-maligned women, whose combined adventures offer a colorful portrait of the early days of the West. Book jacket."--Jacket. |
| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Subject |
Prostitution -- West (U.S.) -- History.
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Brothels -- West (U.S.) -- History.
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Businesswomen -- West (U.S.) -- History.
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ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Americana
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| Genre |
Electronic books.
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Subject |
Brothels. (OCoLC)fst01765181
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Businesswomen. (OCoLC)fst00843013
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Prostitution. (OCoLC)fst01079562
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United States, West. (OCoLC)fst01243255 |
| Added Author |
Freading.
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| Added Title |
Pistol packing madams |
| Related To |
Print version: Enss, Chris, 1961- Pistol packin' madams. 1st ed. Guilford, Conn. : TwoDot, c2006 9780762737758 (DLC) 2006002618 (OCoLC)63472500 |
| ISBN |
9780762751754 (electronic bk.) |
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0762751754 (electronic bk.) |
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