LEADER 03426nam 2200769 a 450 001 9910814879503321 005 20230126202607.0 010 $a1-56976-857-9 010 $a1-56976-895-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000042854 035 $a(EBL)732128 035 $a(OCoLC)754713832 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000533833 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11364326 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000533833 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10493677 035 $a(PQKB)10937857 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000542446 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12160267 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000542446 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10510534 035 $a(PQKB)11428890 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC732128 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL732128 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10486745 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL534576 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000042854 100 $a20110103d2011 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWanton West$b[electronic resource] $emadams, money, murder, and the wild women of Montana's frontier /$fLael Morgan 210 $aChicago, Ill. $cChicago Review Press$dc2011 215 $a1 online resource (329 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-306-03325-X 311 $a1-56976-338-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntroduction: Sinful cities, 1863-1919 -- Prologue: Madeleine : a self-made woman, 1894 -- The summer women of Helena, 1867 -- Butte, the black heart of Montana, 1877 -- Miles City and the Wild West, 1880 -- Last of the silver years, 1887 -- The celestial sex trade, 1900 -- Respectable purple paths, 1900 -- Reflection, 1900 -- The beginning of the end, 1911 -- New options, 1916 -- Epilogue: The wages of sin -- Major players: The women and men who made the most of a wild frontier -- Time line: From the brothels to the Congress. 330 $aProviding new insights into women's struggle for equality, this historical study shows the true story of the women of old Montana. With few career options available in the 19th century, many of the most independent and enterprising women turned to the world's oldest profession for a lucrative source of income. Author Lael Morgan brings to life the lively and eccentric characters who tamed the West's wildest region from the time of the gold rush to the election of the first woman to U.S. Congress: Chicago Joe, with her addiction to handsome 606 $aFrontier and pioneer life$zMontana 606 $aWomen pioneers$zMontana$xHistory 606 $aWomen$zMontana$xHistory 606 $aProstitution$zMontana$xHistory 606 $aWomen pioneers$zMontana$vBiography 606 $aProstitutes$zMontana$vBiography 607 $aMontana$xHistory$y19th century 607 $aMontana$xHistory$y20th century 607 $aMontana$xSocial conditions 607 $aMontana$vBiography 615 0$aFrontier and pioneer life 615 0$aWomen pioneers$xHistory. 615 0$aWomen$xHistory. 615 0$aProstitution$xHistory. 615 0$aWomen pioneers 615 0$aProstitutes 676 $a978.6/02 700 $aMorgan$b Lael$01676233 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910814879503321 996 $aWanton West$94042311 997 $aUNINA