Good Time Girls of the Rocky Mountains

Good Time Girls of the Rocky Mountains
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 281
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ISBN-10 : 9781493038084
ISBN-13 : 1493038087
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Good Time Girls of the Rocky Mountains by : Jan MacKell Collins

Download or read book Good Time Girls of the Rocky Mountains written by Jan MacKell Collins and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2020-02-24 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the development of the American West, prostitution grew and flourished within the mining camps, small towns, and cities of the nineteenth-century Rocky Mountains. 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 hazards of disease, drug addiction, physical abuse, and pregnancy. They dreamed of escape through marriage or retirement, 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.


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