| Description |
xiii, 304 p. : ill. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Sinful cities, 1863-1919 -- Prologue: Madeleine : a self-made woman, 1894 -- The summer women of Helena, 1867 -- Butte, the black heart of Montana, 1877 -- Miles City and the Wild West, 1880 -- Last of the silver years, 1887 -- The celestial sex trade, 1900 -- Respectable purple paths, 1900 -- Reflection, 1900 -- The beginning of the end, 1911 -- New options, 1916 -- Epilogue: The wages of sin -- Major players: The women and men who made the most of a wild frontier -- Time line: From the brothels to the Congress. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Frontier and pioneer life -- Montana.
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Women pioneers -- Montana -- History.
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Women -- Montana -- History.
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Prostitution -- Montana -- History.
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Women pioneers -- Montana -- Biography.
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Prostitutes -- Montana -- Biography.
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Montana -- History -- 19th century.
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Montana -- History -- 20th century.
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Montana -- Social conditions.
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Montana -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| ISBN |
9781569763384 (hardcover) |
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1569763380 (hardcover) |
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9781569768952 (electronic bk.) |
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