Description |
1 online resource (222 pages) : illustrations, maps |
ISBN |
9781467136563 |
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9781439660713 (e-book) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-219) and index. |
Access |
Access restricted to subscribing institutions. |
Summary |
"Once the largest silver producer in the world, Wallace became notorious for labor uprisings, hard drinking, gambling and prostitution. As late as 1991, illegal brothels openly flourished because locals believed that sex work prevented rape and bolstered the economy, so long as it was regulated and confined to a particular area of town. The madams enjoyed unprecedented status as influential businesswomen, community leaders and philanthropists, while elsewhere a growing aversion to the sex trade drove red-light districts underground."--Page [4] of cover. |
System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Note |
Description based on print version record. |
Link |
Print version: Branstetter, Heather. Selling sex in the Silver Valley : a business doing pleasure. Charleston, SC : History Press, 2017 222 pages 9781467136563 (DLC) 2016961715 |
Subject |
Brothels -- Idaho -- Wallace -- History.
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Prostitution -- Idaho -- Wallace -- History.
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Prostitutes -- Idaho -- Wallace -- History.
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Wallace (Idaho) -- History.
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Alt Title |
Business doing pleasure
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