Wanton West madams, money, murder, and the wild women of Montana's frontier / Lael Morgan.

Author/creator Morgan, Lael
Format Electronic
Publication InfoChicago, Ill. : Chicago Review Press,
Descriptionxiii, 304 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects
Frontier and pioneer life--Montana.
Women pioneers--Montana. --History.
Women--Montana. --History.
Prostitution--Montana. --History.
Women pioneers--Montana. --Biography.
Prostitutes--Montana. --Biography.
Montana--History. --19th century.
Montana--History. --20th century.
Montana--Social conditions.
Montana--Biography.

Contents Introduction: Sinful cities, 1863-1919 -- Prologue: Madeleine : a self-made woman, 1894 -- The summer women of Helena, 1867 -- Butte, the black heart of Montana, 1877 -- Miles City and the Wild West, 1880 -- Last of the silver years, 1887 -- The celestial sex trade, 1900 -- Respectable purple paths, 1900 -- Reflection, 1900 -- The beginning of the end, 1911 -- New options, 1916 -- Epilogue: The wages of sin -- Major players: The women and men who made the most of a wild frontier -- Time line: From the brothels to the Congress.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2010053911
ISBN9781569763384 (hardcover)
ISBN1569763380 (hardcover)

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