Good Time Girls of Colorado

Good Time Girls of Colorado
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Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages : 201
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ISBN-10 : 9781493038060
ISBN-13 : 1493038060
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Book Synopsis Good Time Girls of Colorado by : Jan MacKell Collins

Download or read book Good Time Girls of Colorado written by Jan MacKell Collins and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-08-22 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the Gold Rush years and beyond, prostitution grew and flourished within the mining camps, small towns, and cities of nineteenth-century Colorado. 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 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. The Centennial State had its share of working girls and madams like Mattie Silks and Jennie Rogers 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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