Good Time Girls of Nevada and Utah

Good Time Girls of Nevada and Utah
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 267
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ISBN-10 : 9781493050994
ISBN-13 : 1493050990
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Book Synopsis Good Time Girls of Nevada and Utah by : Jan MacKell Collins

Download or read book Good Time Girls of Nevada and Utah written by Jan MacKell Collins and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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, like Kate Flint and Dora Topham, 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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