The Redlight Ladies of Virginia City, Nevada - Softcover

Williams III, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0935174133 ISBN 13: 9780935174137

Publisher: Tree by the River Pub, 1984

Synopsis

Discusses prostitution in Virginia City, Nevada, in the late nineteenth century and profiles the lives of several prostitutes and madams.

About this title

From the Author:

This is a study of the prostitutes and madams who worked the silver mining town of Virginia City, Nevada 1860-1900. Today Virginia City is a National Historic Site visited by millions each year, and the setting for the popular "Bonanza" television series . More than 300 women worked Virginia City's three redlight districts during the mining boom years. I tell their stories and show the reader their everyday lives, caste system and tragic deaths. The book is based on newspaper reports of the day, federal and county records. Includes the story of Julia Bulette, a kind hearted prostitute who helped the needy and was murdered, and the stories of Jessie Lester and Cad Thompson, madams. Also includes personal letters from prostitutes, madams and others. This book is in the Kinsey Sex Institute library. 48 pages, 36 historic photographs, guide maps for travelers. I've written two other books on prostitution: IN THE LAST OF THE WILD WEST and ROSA MAY: THE SEARCH FOR A MINING CAMP LEGEND. Like to know more about this book? email me a gjw@aol.com

Review:

"Rare photos, maps and letters from prostitutes, madams and lovers spark this treatise on the world's oldest profession as practiced in the richest mining town in the West in the late nineteenth century." -- True West

About this edition

• Publisher: Tree by the River Pub
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0935174133
• ISBN 13: 9780935174137
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48