Victoria Unbuttoned

Author : Linda J. Eversole
Publisher : TouchWood Editions
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2021-05-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781771513395

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Victoria Unbuttoned by Linda J. Eversole Pdf

A nuanced history of prostitution in Victoria told through newly uncovered stories of women who lived it. From the establishment of Fort Victoria, BC’s capital city has had a long history of prostitution. But little has been written on the lives of the women themselves—some of the most enterprising women in Victoria’s past. Instead, these women’s stories have been relegated to judgmental newspaper headlines. Now historian Linda J. Eversole takes a deeper look at their lives, from the mid-nineteenth century to the First World War and the Moral Reform movement. Story by story, from the fur trade, through confederation, waves of immigration, and attempts at reform and legislation, Eversole uncovers the histories of the women who made a living, and in some cases a fortune, from the world’s oldest profession. With accompanying maps and historical photos, new research, and the support of the descendants of some of her subjects, Eversole presents a nuanced, human series of portraits that enhances our understanding of this important strand of the city’s history.

Author : LINDA J. EVERSOLE
Publisher : Touchwood Editions
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 1771513381

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Victoria Unbuttoned: A Red-Light History of Bc's Capital City by LINDA J. EVERSOLE Pdf

A nuanced history of prostitution in Victoria told through newly uncovered stories of women who lived it. From the establishment of Fort Victoria, BC's capital city has had a long history of prostitution. But little has been written on the lives of the women themselves--some of the most enterprising women in Victoria's past. Instead, these women's stories have been relegated to judgmental newspaper headlines. Now historian Linda J. Eversole takes a deeper look at their lives, from the mid-nineteenth century to the First World War and the Moral Reform movement. Story by story, from the fur trade, through confederation, waves of immigration, and attempts at reform and legislation, Eversole uncovers the histories of the women who made a living, and in some cases a fortune, from the world's oldest profession. With accompanying maps and historical photos, new research, and the support of the descendants of some of her subjects, Eversole presents a nuanced, human series of portraits that enhances our understanding of this important strand of the city's history.

Author : Linda J. Eversole
Publisher : TouchWood Editions
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1894898311

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Stella by Linda J. Eversole Pdf

A wealthy madam who was known from San Francisco to Victoria in the early part of the 20th century, Stella Carroll was glamorous, worldly and determined to succeed. Her bordellos were fashionably decorated and patronized by the affluent and the powerful; she offered the best of everything--fine food and wine, cigars, entertainment and, of course, girls. The author, with the cooperation of Stella's family in California and New Mexico, has provided an intimate portrait of this infamous, unrepentant woman, her business and her tenuous relationships with double-dealing politicians and corrupt police, whose cooperation was essential to her success in the shadowy world she inhabited. Stella was a woman of contrasts. Her scandalous lifestyle and fiery temper often landed her in court on morals charges, yet she was devoted to and supportive of her family and gave generously to orphans and charities. This compelling non-fiction narrative is a fascinating look at Stella's life and at how things were in Victoria 100 years ago.

Author : Leila Meacham
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2019-07-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781538732212

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Dragonfly by Leila Meacham Pdf

Read the USA Today bestseller from the author of Roses, a "sumptuous, full-bodied, and emotional" novel about five young spies embedded among the highest Nazi ranks in occupied Paris (Adriana Trigiani, NYT bestselling author of Tony's Wife). At the height of World War II, a handful of idealistic young Americans receive a mysterious letter from the government, asking them if they are willing to fight for their country. The men and women from very different backgrounds -- a Texan athlete with German roots, an upper-crust son of a French mother and a wealthy businessman, a dirt-poor Midwestern fly fisherman, an orphaned fashion designer, and a ravishingly beautiful female fencer -- all answer the call of duty, but each for a secret reason of her or his own. They bond immediately, in a group code-named Dragonfly. Thus begins a dramatic cat-and-mouse game, as the group seeks to stay under the radar until a fatal misstep leads to the capture and the firing-squad execution of one of their team. But is everything as it seems, or is this one more elaborate act of spycraft?

Author : Leslie H. Tepper,Janice George,Willard Joseph
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780803296923

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Salish Blankets by Leslie H. Tepper,Janice George,Willard Joseph Pdf

"A wide-ranging cultural study that explores Coast Salish weaving and culture through technical and anthropological approaches."--Provided by publisher.

Author : Ann DeFee
Publisher : Carina Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781426897658

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Beyond Texas by Ann DeFee Pdf

There's no place like Texas. And there's no one like a Texan! Twinkie Sue Carmichael and her mother own the Clown Motel in Mirage, Texas, known for its mysterious desert lights. She's also the mayor. Like everyone else in these parts, Twinkie's worried about the goings-on at nearby Fort Huacha, an abandoned military facility, which has been taken over by a group of men calling themselves the Brothers. When Cole Thornton comes to Mirage—with his own questions about the Brothers—Twinkie's hormones go on high alert. So does her internal alarm. Is this great-looking guy really what he seems? Cole and Twinkie fall in love (or certainly lust!), surrounded by an eccentric cast of characters, from her cohort of girlfriends to her sheriff ex-husband. From Cole's high-powered family to his former partner. Not to mention his missing sister, a group of young pregnant women and a houseful of retired hookers. But as the Brothers and assorted other bad guys learn, you don't mess with Texans! 83,000 words

Author : Roland Perry
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 176029103X

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The Queen, Her Lover and the Most Notorious Spy in History by Roland Perry Pdf

The intensely revealing and entertaining account of a great royal secret and hidden love story - an unbuttoned history of Queen Victoria's loves and intrigues.

Author : Kristin Battestella
Publisher : Eternal Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Vampires
ISBN : 9780980473995

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The Vampire Family by Kristin Battestella Pdf

Author : Barbara Taylor Bradford
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250091475

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Secrets of Cavendon by Barbara Taylor Bradford Pdf

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Barbara Taylor Bradford, comes a striking, breathtaking saga featuring the aristocratic Inghams and the Swann family, who have loyally served them for generations. It’s the summer of 1949, and things have run smoothly at Cavendon Hall for years, with very few quarrels, dramas, or upsets between the two families. But since the end of World War II, changes have arrived at Cavendon. A new generation is at the helm, and also at the forefront of new scandal and intrigue. With romance, betrayal, heartbreak, and possible murder threatening to tear them apart, the Inghams and Swanns will have to find a way to come together and protect each other in the face of threats they never could have predicted. Told with Bradford’s inimitable deftness of prose and a beloved cast of characters, Secrets of Cavendon is a captivating novel that will draw readers in and grip them until the very last page.

Author : Michael J. Chepiga
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : American drama
ISBN : 0573626979

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Getting and Spending by Michael J. Chepiga Pdf

Author : Kathryn Hughes
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781421425702

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Victorians Undone by Kathryn Hughes Pdf

In lively, accessible prose, Victorians Undone fills the space where the body ought to be, proposing new ways of thinking and writing about flesh in the nineteenth century.

Author : Michael Ledger-Lomas
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780191068003

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Queen Victoria by Michael Ledger-Lomas Pdf

This biography evokes the pervasive importance of religion to Queen Victoria's life but also that life's centrality to the religion of Victorians around the globe. The first comprehensive exploration of Victoria's religiosity, it shows how moments in her life—from her accession to her marriage and her successive bereavements—enlarged how she defined and lived her faith. It portrays a woman who had simple convictions but a complex identity that suited her multinational Kingdom: a determined Anglican who preferred Presbyterian Scotland; an ardent Protestant who revered her husband's Lutheran homeland but became sympathetic towards Roman Catholicism and Islam; a moralizing believer in the religion of the home who scorned Sabbatarianism. Drawing on a systematic reading of her journals and a rich selection of manuscripts from British and German archives, Michael Ledger-Lomas sheds new light not just on Victoria's private beliefs but also on her activity as a monarch, who wielded her powers energetically in questions of church and state. Unlike a conventional biography, this book interweaves its account of Victoria's life with a panoramic survey of what religious communities made of it. It shows how different churches and world religions expressed an emotional identification with their Queen and Empress, turning her into an embodiment of their different and often rival conceptions of what her Empire ought to be. The result is a fresh vision of a familiar life, which also explains why monarchy and religion remained close allies in the nineteenth-century British world.

Author : Victoria Holt
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780007235513

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Mistress of Mellyn by Victoria Holt Pdf

An epic tale of love and mystery written in the great romantic tradition.

Author : T.N. Charter
Publisher : Fulton Books, Inc.
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781649524614

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The Pilgrimage of Peter OaEUR(tm)Malley by T.N. Charter Pdf

Peter O'Malley is a young eighteenaEUR"yearaEUR"old Irishman who lives on the outskirts of Limerick during the potato famine in Ireland. His family had many struggles, and being evicted by an absentee landlord was just one of them. The night before his family was to leave their threeaEUR"hundredaEUR"yearaEUR"old ancestral cottage, his parents were murdered. Being the last of his Irish clan, his anguish, torment, and pain is unbearable as he lashes out and burns the family cottage. Before leaving their land, he surveys the burned cottage and finds a leather pouch with a letter dating back to the sixteenth century speaking of gold and hidden treasures. Several lords try to murder him, but God has different plans for Peter. Divine intervention saves his life, and Peter is ordered to leave the island and tossed a gold Knight Templars coin. He travels to Cork and inadvertently saves the life of Captain Doyle, owner of a brigantine ship known as The Trinity. The captain convinces Peter to sail with him to London and then to America. During that short layover, he is apprehended by the Queen of England's guards outside Westminster Chapter House and is brought before Queen Victoria. She sends him on an errand that nearly costs him his life. He makes his way back to The Trinity, and they sail for America, only to be forced to flee north to Canada by a hurricane. Peter meets the love of his life, Kimberly O'Leary, at Duggal's Irish pub and finds a job as a blacksmith, but typhus fever is rampant and eventually forces them into the vast Canadian wilderness. They want to trap and sell beaver the following year, but they accidently discover gold; it alters their plans, but not God's plan. He will have the final word.

Author : Stephenie Meyer
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 727 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-04
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780316592253

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Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer Pdf

#1 bestselling author Stephenie Meyer makes a triumphant return to the world of Twilight with this highly anticipated companion: the iconic love story of Bella and Edward told from the vampire's point of view. When Edward Cullen and Bella Swan met in Twilight, an iconic love story was born. But until now, fans have heard only Bella's side of the story. At last, readers can experience Edward's version in the long-awaited companion novel, Midnight Sun. This unforgettable tale as told through Edward's eyes takes on a new and decidedly dark twist. Meeting Bella is both the most unnerving and intriguing event he has experienced in all his years as a vampire. As we learn more fascinating details about Edward's past and the complexity of his inner thoughts, we understand why this is the defining struggle of his life. How can he justify following his heart if it means leading Bella into danger? In Midnight Sun, Stephenie Meyer transports us back to a world that has captivated millions of readers and brings us an epic novel about the profound pleasures and devastating consequences of immortal love. An instant #1 New York Times BestsellerAn instant #1 USA Today BestsellerAn instant #1 Wall Street Journal BestsellerAn instant #1 IndieBound BestsellerApple Audiobook August Must-Listens Pick "People do not want to just read Meyer's books; they want to climb inside them and live there." -- Time "A literary phenomenon." -- New York Times