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    Wild Women of Prescott, Arizona
    Wild Women of Prescott, Arizona
    Wild Women of Prescott, Arizona
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    Wild Women of Prescott, Arizona

    By Jan MacKell Collins

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    “Western prostitution historian Jan MacKell Collins tells the stories of the many ‘horizontal experts’ of Prescott.” —True West
     
    Arizona remained a raw, rather uncivilized territory before it became one of the last states to enter the Union. Few towns exemplify this more than Prescott. Untamed land lured those who saw an opportunity to prosper, including a number of shady ladies. A staple of any western town, these wanton women were independent, hearty individuals eager to unpack their petticoats and set up shop. Within six years of establishment, at least five prostitutes operated in Prescott. As their clientele grew, so did their influence. Mollie Sheppard, Lida Winchell, Gabriell Dollie and many more women were integral forces on the city that should not be forgotten. From Granite Street to Whiskey Row, Prescott’s painted ladies established an ever-expanding red-light district halted only by Arizona’s admission to the Union in 1912. Join author Jan MacKell Collins to discover the soiled doves of Prescott’s red-light district.
     
    “Both Victor and Cripple Creek had active Red Light Districts in the gold rush days and Collins has captured several of the true stories of those who conducted business in the brothels and cribs.” —PeakRadar.com
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOpen Road Integrated Media
    Release dateNov 13, 2017
    ISBN9781625853547
    Wild Women of Prescott, Arizona
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    Jan MacKell Collins

    Jan MacKell Collins is a historian whose work focuses on the more interesting aspects of the West. Author of several books and over two thousand articles, her writing has appeared in such magazines as Colorado Central, Kiva, Frontier Gazette, True West and others. In 2010 and 2011 she was a nominee for the WILLA award by Women Writing the West for her 2009 book Red Light Women of the Rocky Mountains, and as a contributor for the 2010 anthology Extraordinary Women of the Rocky Mountain West.

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