The Wicked West: Boozers, Cruisers, Gamblers, And More

by Monahan, Sherry

• ISBN13: 9781887896740
• ISBN10: 1887896740
• Edition: 00
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-10-10
• Publisher: Rio Nuevo Pub

Summary

Sex, Sin, and Saloons come together in Sherry Monahan's deliciously wicked look at the wild and wonderful days of the Old West. Largely told through the memoirs and eyewitness accounts of the men and women who lived it, The Wicked West is an uproarious account of life in the "bad old days." Monahan treats readers to a trip into the past they won't soon forget-a bygone world where drinking, smoking, gambling, drugs, and prostitution were the order of the day, every day and on Sundays, too!

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. 7
Introduction	p. 9
Come Hell or Firewater: The Saloons	p. 11
Boozers and Boozing	p. 33
For Medicinal Use Only?	p. 51
Up in Smoke	p. 63
Let the Games Begin	p. 71
The Red-Light Ladies	p. 97
Just for Sport	p. 113
The Temperance Wars	p. 129
The Long Arm of the Law	p. 141
Conclusion	p. 152
Acknowledgments and Sources	p. 155
Suggested Reading	p. 156
Index	p. 157
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