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

by Jan MacKell

Book Overview

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"