Brothels, Bordellos, and Bad Girls: Prostitution in Colorado, 1860-1930

(Book #1 in the Prostitution in America Series)

by Jan MacKell

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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, Sanborn maps, city directories, property records, marriage records, and court records to document and...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0826333435

ISBN13:9780826333438

Release Date:October 2007

Publisher:University of New Mexico Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:1.20 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.2" x 9.1"

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Criminology Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Historical Study & Educational Resources History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Psychology Psychology & Counseling Social History

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Brothels, Bordellos, and Bad Girls: Prostitution in Colorado, 1860-1930

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