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Soiled Doves tells of the grey world of prostitution and the women who participated in the oldest profession. Colorful, if not socially acceptable, these ladies of easy virtue were a definite part of the early West – Wearing ruffled petticoats with fancy bows, they were glamorous and plain, good and bad and many were as wild as the land they came to tame.Women like "Molly b' Dam", Mattie Silks, and "Chicago Joe" blended into the fabric of the American Frontier with an easy familiarity. Others, such as "Sorrel Mike", escaped through suicide, Lottie Johl chose marriage and the Chinese slave girls lived a life without hope.Illustrated with rare photos, this strong book provides a touching insight into the lives of the ladies of the night.
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Soiled Doves, Anne Seagraves
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- Released
- 1994
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- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Soiled Doves
- Subtitle
- Prostitution in the Early West
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Anne Seagraves
- Publisher
- Wesanne Publications
- Released
- 1994
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 173
- ISBN10
- 096190884X
- ISBN13
- 9780961908843
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- Soiled Doves tells of the grey world of prostitution and the women who participated in the oldest profession. Colorful, if not socially acceptable, these ladies of easy virtue were a definite part of the early West – Wearing ruffled petticoats with fancy bows, they were glamorous and plain, good and bad and many were as wild as the land they came to tame.Women like "Molly b' Dam", Mattie Silks, and "Chicago Joe" blended into the fabric of the American Frontier with an easy familiarity. Others, such as "Sorrel Mike", escaped through suicide, Lottie Johl chose marriage and the Chinese slave girls lived a life without hope.Illustrated with rare photos, this strong book provides a touching insight into the lives of the ladies of the night.