Lael Morgan

Wanton West (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

From the time of the gold rush to the election of the first woman to the U.S. Congress, Wanton West brings to life the women of the West's wildest region: Montana, famous for its lawlessness, boomtowns, and America's largest red-light districts. Prostitutes and entrepreneurs--like Chicago Joe, Madame Mustache, and Highkicker-flocked to Montana to make their own money, gamble, drink, and raise hell just like men. Moralists wrote them off as "e;soiled doves,"e; yet a surprising number prospered, flaunting their freedom and banking ten times more than their "e;respectable"e; sisters. A lively read providing new insights into women's struggle for equality, Wanton West is a refreshingly objective exploration of a freewheeling society and a re-creation of an unforgettable era in history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Chicago Review Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781569768976
• Artikelnr.: 37912933

Autorenporträt

Lael Morgan is a journalist whose work has appeared in the Christian Science Monitor, the Los Angeles Times, National Geographic, and the Washington Post. She teaches media writing at the University of Texas¿Arlington and is the author of several historical books, including Art and Eskimo Power and Good Time Girls of the Alaska¿Yukon Gold Rush. She lives in Saco, Maine.