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Wicked Women of New Mexico

Author : Donna Blake Birchell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2012-04-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781625845832

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Wicked Women of New Mexico by Donna Blake Birchell Pdf

New Mexico Territory attracted outlaws and desperados as its remote locations guaranteed non-detection while providing opportunists the perfect setting in which to seize wealth. Many wicked women on the run from their pasts headed there seeking new starts before and after 1912 statehood. Colorful characters such as Bronco Sue, Sadie Orchard and Lizzie McGrath were noted mavens of mayhem, while many other women were notorious gamblers, bawdy madams or confidence tricksters. Some paid the ultimate price for crimes of passion, while others avoided punishment by slyly using their beguiling allure to influence authorities. Follow the raucous tales of these wild women in a collection that proves crime in early New Mexico wasn't only a boys' game.

Good Time Girls of Arizona and New Mexico

Author : Jan MacKell Collins
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-08-21
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493038121

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Good Time Girls of Arizona and New Mexico by Jan MacKell Collins Pdf

As settlements and civilization moved West to follow the lure of mineral wealth and the trade of the Santa Fe Trail, prostitution grew and flourished within the mining camps, small towns, and cities of the nineteenth-century Southwest. Whether escaping a bad home life, lured by false advertising, or seeking to subsidize their income, thousands of women chose or were forced to enter an industry where they faced segregation and persecution, fines and jailing, and battled the other hazards of their profession. Some dreamed of escape through marriage or retirement, and some became infamous and even successful, but more often found relief only in death. An integral part of western history, the stories of these women continue to fascinate readers and captivate the minds of historians today. Arizona and New Mexico each had their share of working girls and madams like Sara Bowman and Dona Tules who remain notorious celebrities in the annals of history, but Collins also includes the stories of lesser-known women whose roles in this illicit trade help shape our understanding of the American West.

Wicked Women

Author : Chris Enss
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-20
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781493013920

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Wicked Women by Chris Enss Pdf

This collection of short, action-filled stories of the Old West’s most egregiously badly behaved female outlaws, gamblers, soiled-doves, and other wicked women by offers a glimpse into Western Women’s experience that's less sunbonnets and more six-shooters. Pulling together stories of ladies caught in the acts of mayhem, distraction, murder, and highway robbery, it will include famous names like Belle Starr and Big Nose Kate, as well as lesser known characters.

Wicked Albuquerque

Author : Cody Polston
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439663011

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Wicked Albuquerque by Cody Polston Pdf

Albuquerque's early lawless reputation rivaled that of Dodge City and Tombstone. Its red-light district was known as Hell's Half Acre. Brothel owner Lizzy McGrath once had a local church demolished to build her new bordello. Milt Yarberry, the town's first marshal, was hanged for murder. And the controversial Elfego Baca, who had the gall to face Pancho Villa, survived a thirty-six-hour gunfight unscathed. Author Cody Polston presents the tales of those who slipped through the cracks of morality.

Red Light Women of the Rocky Mountains

Author : Jan MacKell Collins
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 483 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826346100

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Red Light Women of the Rocky Mountains by Jan MacKell Collins Pdf

These profiles of the soiled doves who plied the oldest trade in the Rocky Mountains explain many of the facts of life in the nineteenth and twentieth century West.

Red Light Women of the Rocky Mountains

Author : Jan MacKell
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2011-10-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826346124

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Red Light Women of the Rocky Mountains by Jan MacKell Pdf

Throughout the development of the American West, prostitution grew and flourished within the mining camps, small towns, and cities of the nineteenth-century Rocky Mountains. Whether escaping a bad home life, lured by false advertising, or seeking to subsidize their income, thousands of women chose or were forced to enter an industry where they faced segregation and persecution, fines and jailing, and battled the hazards of disease, drug addiction, physical abuse, pregnancy, and abortion. They dreamed of escape through marriage or retirement, but more often found relief only in death. An integral part of western history, the stories of these women continue to fascinate readers and captivate the minds of historians today. Expanding on the research she did for Brothels, Bordellos, and Bad Girls (UNM Press), historian Jan MacKell moves beyond the mining towns of Colorado to explore the history of prostitution in the Rocky Mountain states of Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Each state had its share of working girls and madams like Big Nose Kate or Calamity Jane who remain celebrities in the annals of history, but MacKell also includes the stories of lesser-known women whose role in this illicit trade nonetheless shaped our understanding of the American West.

Hidden History of Southeast New Mexico

Author : Donna Blake Birchell & John LeMay
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439660294

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Hidden History of Southeast New Mexico by Donna Blake Birchell & John LeMay Pdf

Outlaws, cattlemen and a plethora of quirky pioneers once riddled southeastern New Mexico. In November 1892, E.W. Doll and J.B. Coates ignited rumors of an eight-foot petrified man in McKittrick Cave. A massive fire and subsequent shootout led to the demise of Phenix, one of the Old West's most scandalous towns. And in August 1932, Bonnie and Clyde kidnapped Carlsbad's Deputy Sheriff Joe Johns. Authors Donna Blake Birchell and John LeMay explore these little-known tales and more that have beguiled this region for centuries.

Wicked Women of Alabama

Author : Jeremy W. Gray
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467146012

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Wicked Women of Alabama by Jeremy W. Gray Pdf

While men commit most of Alabama's crimes, women have written some of the darkest chapters in state history. Poisoners who murdered dozens. A mob icon who captivated millions. An anti-government cop killer. A madam whose courage lifted her from shame to legend. A mummified woman shrouded in mystery. Whether they enjoyed the spotlight or weaponized their status as unlikely suspects, these women left scandal and misery in their wake. Journalist Jeremy W. Gray digs into the sordid mess left behind by some of the most notorious women in Alabama history.

Bad Boys and Wicked Women

Author : Daniela Hahn,Andreas Schmidt
Publisher : Herbert Utz Verlag
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-07
Category : Good and evil in literature
ISBN : 9783831645572

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Bad Boys and Wicked Women by Daniela Hahn,Andreas Schmidt Pdf

This volume assembles 13 essays as the result of a workshop for international doctoral and post-doctoral researchers in Old Norse studies, which was held at the Institute for Nordic Philology at LMU in Munich in December 2015. The contributions’ focus lies on different aspects of ›bad‹ or ›evil‹ characters in saga literature, and they give testimony to the broad literary variety such figures display in Old Norse texts. The “Antagonists and Troublemakers in Old Norse Literature” are here explored in their diversity, ranging from their literary psychology to their characteristics which often challenge gender norms. The contributions discuss the narrative strategies of presenting these characters to the audience, both positively and negatively. Furthermore, they analyse how the central paradox of evil and its dependence on context is realised in various ways in Old Norse literature.

Stagecoach Women

Author : Cheryl Mullenbach
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493042609

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Stagecoach Women by Cheryl Mullenbach Pdf

The Surprising Story of the Plucky Drivers, Shrewd Owners, and Ruthless Robbers Who Snubbed the Rules As pervasive as stagecoaches (popularly known as shake-guts) were in the early years of America, it shouldn’t be surprising that women who possessed a significant dose of grit and an ounce of entrepreneurial spirit engaged in one way or another in stagecoach enterprises. Though their contributions to stagecoach history were often overlooked, women drove stagecoaches, groomed and shod the stage horses, hoisted mailbags and boxes of gold bullion, negotiated contracts, bought and managed stage lines, defended (with their six-shooters) their cargo from bandits, and robbed stages in addition to fulfilling their traditional roles as housekeepers, cooks, and laundresses—and, oh yes, mothers to multiple children. Stagecoach Women offers an expansive overview of stagecoach history in the United States enriched by the personal stories of women who contributed to the evolution and success of a captivating facet of American history. Prepare for a teeth-rattling, romance-shattering journey that jolts away preconceived notions about women and stagecoaches and surprises with its twists and turns.

Haunted Hotels and Ghostly Getaways of New Mexico

Author : Donna Blake Birchell
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-09-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439665169

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Haunted Hotels and Ghostly Getaways of New Mexico by Donna Blake Birchell Pdf

True to its nickname, New Mexico enchants some souls so much they never leave. The Express St. James of Cimarron plays host to the cantankerous spirit of former owner Thomas James "T.J." Wright. At the Trinity Hotel in Carlsbad, Miss Ruby occasionally pranks unwitting guests and still cares for the rooms where she once worked. The gentle ghost of Julie Staab sits weeping at the bar of La Posada when not running bath water in her former room. And in death, Byron T. Mills looks over the Las Vegas Plaza Hotel he owned and neglected in life. Local author Donna Blake Birchell shares the chilling stories of these permanent spectral guests.

Aces and Eights

Author : Ralph Estes
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781493049639

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Aces and Eights by Ralph Estes Pdf

Our images of the big names and places of the Old West often come from the tales of gunfights and violence that were sensationalized by dime novels and yellow journalism in the 19th century and the myths that came from those stories live on today. But in reality many of these fabled characters of the Wild West were gamblers first and gunfighters second— more invested in poker than in the momentary fury of the shootout. Aces and Eights tells story of the role of poker in the lives of these legends, and offers a portrait of the places where they lived and frequently died. This book offers both the “facts” of these lives and the true tales of the game and the gamblers—and the entertaining “tall tales” that have survived to this day.

The Bitch is Back

Author : Sarah Appleton Aguiar
Publisher : SIU Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0809323621

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The Bitch is Back by Sarah Appleton Aguiar Pdf

When she wrote The Robber Bride, Margaret Atwood created a really villainous villain who happened to be a woman, partly in reaction to the fact that in Western literature the most meaty, wicked, and therefore interesting parts always seemed to go to male characters. Aguiar (English, Murray State U.) cites the beacon shone by Atwood in introducing her study, which discusses the dawning in contemporary literature of "the season of the bitch": a re-evaluation and reclaiming of female toughness, thorniness, and just plain badness in which women characters are also portrayed as more complete, possessed of motivations, and strongly individual. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics, Third Edition

Author : Lynne Ford
Publisher : Infobase Holdings, Inc
Page : 694 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781646938216

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Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics, Third Edition by Lynne Ford Pdf

Encyclopedia of Women and American Politics, Third Edition contains all the material a reader needs to understand the role of women throughout America's political history. This informative A-to-Z volume contains hundreds of entries covering the people, events, and terms involved in the history of women and politics. Entries include: Abortion Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez The birth control movement Black Lives Matter Hillary Rodham Clinton Deb Haaland Domestic violence Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) Glass ceiling League of Women Voters #MeToo movement Michelle Obama Sonia Sotomayor Elizabeth Warren and many more.

New Mexico Powder Keg

Author : J.R. Roberts
Publisher : Speaking Volumes
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9798890221827

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New Mexico Powder Keg by J.R. Roberts Pdf

The Gunsmith 401 When his Darley Arabian horse, Eclipse, was stolen, Clint Adams saw red. But no sooner had he set out in pursuit of the thieves, than he found himself up to his neck in even bigger trouble. A bunch of mad revolutionaries were set on wrenching New Mexico away from the United States, and it seemed that The Gunsmith—with a little help from bounty hunter Jarred Hall—was the only man who could stop them. Before long Clint was seeing red again . . . only this time it was the stark crimson of spilled blood.