Wanton West: Madams, Money, Murder, and the Wild Women of Montana's Frontier - Hardcover

Morgan, Lael

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1569763380 ISBN 13: 9781569763384

Verlag: Chicago Review Press, 2011

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"Well-researched and deftly written . . . unique perspective and splendid period photos . . . Recommended."" --Library Journal" on "Good Time Girls of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush"

"One of the 10 best non-fiction books of 1998."" --LA Times"" "on "Good Time Girls of the Alaska-Yukon Gold Rush"

"A fascinating story, well told." --"Booklist"

"With prodigious research and agile prose, Lael Morgan charts the lives and fortunes of women and men who seized their best chance in the cribs, brothels, dance halls, and boxing rings of Montana's frontier. Prepare for a rollicking read." --Mary Murphy, Montana State University

"A fascinating story, well told." "Booklist""

One of the 10 best non-fiction books of 1998. " LA Times"""on "Good Time Girls of the AlaskaYukon Gold Rush""

"A fascinating history...offers a lively glimpse of the women from the 'wanton' West." BUST "

"A fascinating story, well told." Booklist"

"With a well expressed appreciation for her subject, Morgan reveals how the prostitutes who followed the hordes of miners and soldiers paved the way for more traditional female settlers." Publishers Weekly"

"Morgan's subject, improperly treated, could easily devolve into a lascivious catalog, but she has an important larger point: The independence of these women inspired the independence of women who did not engage in the sex trade, and it's no accident that women had the right to vote and served in political office well before they did in other parts of the country. A useful addition to Western Americana and women's studies." Kirkus"

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From the time of the gold rush to the election of the first woman to the U.S. Congress, Wanton West brings to life the women of the West's wildest region: Montana, famous for its lawlessness, boomtowns, and America’s largest red-light districts. Prostitutes and entrepreneurs--like Chicago Joe, Madame Mustache, and Highkicker?flocked to Montana to make their own money, gamble, drink, and raise hell just like men. Moralists wrote them off as ?soiled doves,” yet a surprising number prospered, flaunting their freedom and banking ten times more than their ?respectable” sisters.

          A lively read providing new insights into women’s struggle for equality, Wanton West is a refreshingly objective exploration of a freewheeling society and a re-creation of an unforgettable era in history.

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• Verlag: Chicago Review Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1569763380
• ISBN 13: 9781569763384
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 304