Book of the Month: Wanton West - Madams, Money, Murder, and the Wild Women of Montana's Frontier
About the Book: Title: Wanton West - Madams, Money, Murder and the Wild West Pub. Date: June 2011 Publisher: Chicago Review Press, Incorporated Format: Hardcover , 320pp About the Book: Providing new insights into women’s struggle for equality, this historical study shows the true story of the women of old Montana. With few career options available in the 19th century, many of the most independent and enterprising women turned to the world’s oldest profession for a lucrative source of income. Author Lael Morgan brings to life the lively and eccentric characters who tamed the West's wildest region from the time of the gold rush to the election of the first woman to U.S. Congress: Chicago Joe, with her addiction to handsome men and high finance; Yow Kum, an enslaved Chinese prostitute; the enterprising, successful black prostitute named Lizzie Hall; and Carmen, a "full blossomed Spanish rose who would just as soon stick a stiletto into your gizzard as stand at th