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Blue Book (Hardcover)
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Blue Book (Hardcover)
Series: Applewood After Dark
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List price R367
Loot Price R274
Discovery Miles 2 740
You Save R93 (25%)
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The Blue Book is a reproduction of the most famous guidebook to New
Orleans's brothels. Published from 1909 to 1915 by former police
reporter Billy Struve, the Blue Book promised to "put the stranger
on a proper and safe path." This fascinating look at New Orleans in
the early 1900s, alphabetically lists the women in categories
"white," "octaroon," "colored," and "late arrivals." It also
includes a list of the names of women entertainers who were
employed in the dance halls and cabarets in the Storyville
district--closed down by the government in 1917--"the only district
of its kind set aside for the fast women by law."
Applewood After Dark's faithful facsimile, reproduced from an
original copy owned by Judith Lafitte of Octavia Books, includes
all of the original advertisements, including those for alcoholic
beverages, cigars, and legal counsel. Also, in the book, we've left
a simple checkmark, an editorial comment by a previous owner.
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