Bookish Thursday - Idaho Madams by Milana Marsenich
This is one of the book reviews I have really enjoyed for several reasons. But more on that later. Idaho Madams by Milana Marsenich is being review for WOW-Women on Writing . First, the business end of the review. Book Summary Fur, silver, and gold first lured men to Idaho Territory. Women soon followed. And what women they were! Molly B-Damn, Peg Leg Annie, Spanish Belle, Lou Beevers, Diamond Tooth Lil—the names alone promised excitement and intrigue. In fact, these madams led complex, turbulent lives. Meet Maggie Hall, a devout Catholic whose husband used her to pay off his gambling debts. Working as a prostitute, Maggie made her way west and, as Molly B-Damn, became the guardian angel of an Idaho mining camp. Or Annie McIntyre, a young girl among the prospectors and ne-er do wells of Rocky Bar who amassed a small fortune as the local madam only to lose it all—along with both her legs. Idaho Madams uncovers the enigmatic and salacious lives of 30 women who ran brothels in ...
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