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Bezig met laden... My Life as a Whore: The Biography of Madam Laura Evensdoor Tracy Beach
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Miss Laura Evens, one of Colorado's well-known prostitutes (or whores, as she referred to herself) and madams of the era, was a very colorful character, well loved by her clients and girls, misunderstood by the general public, and until now misrepresented by historians. This biography is unlike any other you've read. Tracy Beach, in her extensive research, found mountains of information from sources never before tapped to uncover a woman who was self sufficient, courageous, and driven. The book reads like a novel with dialog from interviews of Laura by Fred Mazzulla and others, but every word is factual and from reliable sources.If you love Colorado history you'll find this book full of new information about Laura's generosity and compassion for all who had dealings with her. And you'll laugh at the many colorful encounters as she grew in prominence throughout Colorado. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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Google Books — Bezig met laden... GenresDewey Decimale Classificatie (DDC)306.742092Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Culture and Institutions Relations between the sexes, sexualities, love Sex work Female sex workers Female sex workers by placeLC-classificatieWaarderingGemiddelde:
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Beach’s writing is fairly blunt, with frequent explicit terms; she follows Evens in this, since Evens insisted she was “not a ‘lady of the lamp light’ or a ‘soiled dove’ – I’m a whore”. There’s some padding in the book, as Beach devotes considerable text to historical events – the repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act and World War One, for example – but on the other hand these give time references for Evens’ activities.
Numerous illustrations, often somewhat risqué; Beach uses photographs of prostitutes from the ”Legends of America” website. It’s not clear how many of these are actually of women who worked for or with Evens. No footnotes but there are references by page number. The bibliography is heavy on general histories that don’t directly relate to Evens.
A quick read. For similar stories, see Alice, The Underworld Sewer, and Frontier Madam. ( )