
- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Prologue
- 1 The Summer Women of Helena, 1867
- 2 Butte, the Black Heart of Montana, 1877
- 3 Miles City and the Wild West, 1880
- 4 Last of the Silver Years, 1887
- 5 The Celestial Sex Trade, 1900
- 6 Respectable Purple Paths, 1900
- 7 Reflection, 1900
- 8 The Beginning of the End, 1911
- 9 New Options, 1916
- Epilogue
- Major Players
- Time Line
- Notes
- Index