Morality and Money
A look at how the Respectable Community battled the Sporting Community over Prostitution in Kansas Cowtowns, 1867- 1885
In 1867, Abilene became the first of Kansas' cattle towns. For the next two decades, Kansas would be the transfer point in bringing Texas cattle herds to market in northern cities, all facilitated by the expansion of railroad lines in the state. For town boosters, the cattle trade was a lucrative source of economic development. But as Abilene was soon to discover, the cattle trade also brought with it, literally, the evils of the trade, a whole sub-community of brothels, saloons, and dance halls. The arrival of that vice fostered immediate and often outraged citizen protests. Much of the history of cattle towns in Kansas is therefore the st…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-3-659-43979-7
- EAN: 9783659439797
- Produktnummer: 37725129
- Verlag: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 96 S.
- Masse: H22.0 cm x B15.0 cm x D0.6 cm 161 g
- Abbildungen: Paperback
- Gewicht: 161
Über den Autor
Jessica K. Smith received her Bachelor of Arts degree in 2006 from Kansas State University in History with a secondary degree in International Studies and a French minor. She received her Master of Arts degree in History in 2013, also from Kansas State University.
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