Hell's Half Acre: The Life and Legend of a Red-light DistrictTexas Christian University Press, 1991 - 364 עמודים The red-light district of Fort Worth, Texas began its colorful history with the cattle drives of the 1870s and lingered on through World War I. The ``Acre,'' according to this entertaining account, supported a variety of vices, notably drinking, gambling, and prostitution. It also played host to the Wild Bunch, Sam Bass, and other colorful characters. This lively and readable work suffers from a repetitive text and some minor factual errors. For example, ``Squirrel-tooth Alice,'' a well-known bawd, acquired her moniker on account of her pet, not her appearance. Due to a paucity of local sources, the author relies on ``scholarly imagination'' and accounts of other tenderloins. |
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תוצאות 1-3 מתוך 56
עמוד 90
... arrests , or he could collect payoffs for not making arrests . In the balance , it was those who could not afford to pay their " fees " up front who were usually arrested . Timothy Courtright was the sort of man who felt right at home ...
... arrests , or he could collect payoffs for not making arrests . In the balance , it was those who could not afford to pay their " fees " up front who were usually arrested . Timothy Courtright was the sort of man who felt right at home ...
עמוד 113
... arrested a man in the Acre and collected a fine from him before official charges were filed , much less a trial held ... arrests , not annoying persons for frivolous mis- deeds for the sake of making a fee . . . . No braver man than Jim ...
... arrested a man in the Acre and collected a fine from him before official charges were filed , much less a trial held ... arrests , not annoying persons for frivolous mis- deeds for the sake of making a fee . . . . No braver man than Jim ...
עמוד 307
... arrest . . . remain on file til arrested . " 38. Cox , Luke Short and His Era , p . 158 . 39. Masterson , " Famous Gunfighters , " Human Life Magazine ( April , 1907 ) , p . 22 ; Dallas Morning News , February 10 , 1887 , p . 1. ( For a ...
... arrest . . . remain on file til arrested . " 38. Cox , Luke Short and His Era , p . 158 . 39. Masterson , " Famous Gunfighters , " Human Life Magazine ( April , 1907 ) , p . 22 ; Dallas Morning News , February 10 , 1887 , p . 1. ( For a ...
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Cowboy Capers or Dress and Delight Days I | 1 |
The Wages of Sin Are A Damned Sight Better | 33 |
Better Undressed Than Unarmed | 57 |
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Hell's Half Acre: The Life and Legend of a Red-light District <span dir=ltr>Richard F. Selcer</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 1991 |
Hell's Half Acre: The Life and Legend of a Red-Light District <span dir=ltr>Richard F. Selcer</span> תצוגה מקדימה מוגבלת - 1991 |
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Acre's April arrested Bass Bat Masterson Butch Cassidy cattle Chisholm Trail citizens city council city marshal city's cow towns cowboys Daggett dance halls district Dodge City drinking election end of town Etta Place famous Fannie Porter February Fort Worth Star-Telegram frontier gamblers gambling gang girls Gunfighters Harvey Logan Heck Thomas Hell's Half Acre historian History Hotel houses Ibid jail Jim Courtright Kansas later legend lived Luke Short madam Main Street never newspaper night Old Fort Worth ordinance outlaw Paddock Pinkerton police prostitutes railroad record reform reported reputation robberies Rusk Street saloon Sam Bass San Antonio September sporting story Sundance Tarrant County Tarrant County Criminal Texas Writers Theater Timothy Courtright took train uptown western White Elephant Wild Bunch William Worth City Directories Worth Daily Democrat Worth Daily Gazette Worth Democrat Worth Public Library Worth Star-Telegram Wyatt Earp