Wanton West
eBook - ePub

Wanton West

Madams, Money, Murder, and the Wild Women of Montana's Frontier

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Wanton West

Madams, Money, Murder, and the Wild Women of Montana's Frontier

About this book

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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Edition
1
Topic
History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. Prologue
  9. 1 The Summer Women of Helena, 1867
  10. 2 Butte, the Black Heart of Montana, 1877
  11. 3 Miles City and the Wild West, 1880
  12. 4 Last of the Silver Years, 1887
  13. 5 The Celestial Sex Trade, 1900
  14. 6 Respectable Purple Paths, 1900
  15. 7 Reflection, 1900
  16. 8 The Beginning of the End, 1911
  17. 9 New Options, 1916
  18. Epilogue
  19. Major Players
  20. Time Line
  21. Notes
  22. Index