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Brothels, Bordellos, and Bad Girls: Prostitution in Colorado, 1860-1930
Brothels Bordellos and Bad Girls Prostitution in Colorado 18601930
Author: Jan MacKell
Prostitution thrived in pioneer Colorado. Mining was the principal occupation and men outnumbered women more than twenty to one. Jan MacKell provides a detailed overview of the business between 1860 and 1930, focusing her research on the mining towns of Cripple Creek, Salida, Colorado City, and similar boomtown communities. She used census data,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780826333438
ISBN-10: 0826333435
Publication Date: 10/16/2007
Pages: 320
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Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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