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Upstairs Girls: Prostitution in the American West

by Michael Rutter · 2005

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"Discusses the history of prostitution in the American West, including: the moral purity movement, madams, Chinese sex trade, prostitutes who followed the railroad, mining camps, and military posts. Offers profiles on 14 prostitutes and madams"—Provided by publisher.

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American historyAmerican historyMore like thisLess of thisfeminismfeminismMore like thisLess of thissexualitysexualityMore like thisLess of this
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VictorianVictorianMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 219 pages

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