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Good Time Girls of Nevada and Utah - A Red-Light History of the American West (Paperback)
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Good Time Girls of Nevada and Utah - A Red-Light History of the American West (Paperback)
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Loot Price R377
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As settlements and civilization moved West to follow the lure of
mineral wealth and the trade of the Santa Fe Trail, prostitution
grew and flourished within the mining camps, small towns, and
cities the nineteenth-century Nevada and Utah. 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 other hazards of their profession. Some
dreamed of escape through marriage or retirement, and some became
infamous and even successful, 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. Nevada and Utah each had their share of working
girls and madams who remain notorious celebrities in the annals of
history, but Collins also includes the stories of lesser-known
women whose roles in this illicit trade help shape our
understanding of the American West.
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