Soiled doves : prostitution in the early West

180 Pages·1994·23.87 MB·English

by  Anne Seagraves

Anne Seagraves

PROSTITUTION In The EarlWest
Other non-fiction books
by Anne Seagraves
Roses Of The West© 2002
Daughters of the West © 1996
High-Spirited Women Of The West© 1992
Women Who Charmed The West 1991
©
Women Of The Sierra© 1990
Tahoe, Lake In The Sky© 1987
Beautiful Lake County © 1985
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PROSTITUTION In The EarI?7/est
By Anne Seagraves
Copyright e 1994 by WESANNE PUBLICATIONS
Printed in the United States of America
Published by WESANNE PUBLICATIONS
Post Office Box 428
Hayden, Idaho 83835
Library of Congress Number 93-94257
ISBN 0-9619088-4-X

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, TX; Arizona Historical Soci
ety, Tucson, AZ; California History Center, De Anza College,
Cupertino, CA; California State Library, Sacramento, CA; Cheney
Cowles Museum, Spokane, WA; Colorado Historical Society, Den
ver, CO; Idaho, University of, Moscow, ID; Kansas City Posse of
Westerners, Kansas City, KS; Kansas State Historical Society, To
peka, KS; Lake County Museum, Lakeport, CA; Montana Historical
Society, Helena, MT; Montana, University of, Missoula, MT; Nevada
Historical Society. Reno, NV; Old Montana Bar & Grill, Saltese, MT;
Panhandle Plains Historical Museum, Canyon, TX; Puget Sound
Maritime Historical Society, Sealtle, WA; Seattle Histodcal Society,
Seattle, WA; Silver Bowl Archives, Butte, MT; Wallace Mining
Museum, Wallace, ID; Washington, University of, Seattle, WA, and
Wyoming State Museum, Cheyenne, WY.
In researching Soiled Doves, many individuals have been ex
tremely helpful. The author would like to thank the following people:
Bob Clark, Montana Historical Society, Helena, MT; Jack Fiske,
Tombstone, AZ; Douglas McDonald, Grantsdale, MT; Mark P.upich,
State Ranger, Bodie State Historic Park, CA; Arlene Reveal, County
Librarian, Btidgeport, CA, and Charles Mutschler, Assistant Archi
vist, Eastern Washington University, Cheney, WA.
AND A VERY SPECIAL THANK YOU TO: Helen Evans, for
the use of her mother's book, The Story of Bodie, by Ella M. Cain,
which made the Lottie Johl story possible; Timothy Gordon, Missoula,
MT, for photos from his private collection and historical data; Jill
Lachman, Hayward, CA, Photographer and seasonal aide at Bodie
State Park; Deborah Mellon, Kellogg, ID, for sharing her book The
Legend of Molly b' Dam'; Ben T. Traywick, Tombstone, AZ, for
photos from his private collection and historical data; AND Betty
Ruckhaber, Coeur d'Alene, ID, for her expert secretarial services;
Valle Novak, Sandpoint, ID, for professional editing; Julie Knudsen,
Graphic Artist, Sacramento, CA, for outstanding artwork throughout
the book, and as always, to my husband, Wes, who has been with me
every step of the way in the writing of this very difficult book.
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