Daughters of Joy, Sisters of Misery: Prostitutes in the American West, 1865-90 by Anne M. Butler

Daughters of Joy, Sisters of Misery: Prostitutes in the American West, 1865-90

Anne M. Butler

232 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
Powered by AI (Beta)
Loading...

Description

They were called "frail sisters," "fallen angels," "filles de Joie," "soiled doves," "queens of the night," and "whores." They worked the seamy brothels, saloons, cribs, streets, and "hog ranches" of the American frontier. They were the prostitute...

Read more

Community Reviews

Loading...

Content Warnings

Loading...