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. |
מתוך הספר
תוצאות 1-3 מתוך 42
עמוד xi
... hand knowledge of events around World War I ( when the Acre was still going strong ) shows one of two reactions when asked to describe the area . They either disclaim any knowledge of it because " nice people " did not know about such ...
... hand knowledge of events around World War I ( when the Acre was still going strong ) shows one of two reactions when asked to describe the area . They either disclaim any knowledge of it because " nice people " did not know about such ...
עמוד 2
... hand . Tutt was hustled over to Doc Burts , who took the bullet out with the skill of one who had treated more than ... hand - in - hand with gambling , drinking and general hell - raising . One just naturally led to another . The amount ...
... hand . Tutt was hustled over to Doc Burts , who took the bullet out with the skill of one who had treated more than ... hand - in - hand with gambling , drinking and general hell - raising . One just naturally led to another . The amount ...
עמוד 128
... hand at the Acre's gaming tables . Like the true sport he was , Bat would bet on anything , from a hand of cards or a roll of the dice to a horse race or a prizefight . Dallas horse racing and Fort Worth gambling would have appealed to ...
... hand at the Acre's gaming tables . Like the true sport he was , Bat would bet on anything , from a hand of cards or a roll of the dice to a horse race or a prizefight . Dallas horse racing and Fort Worth gambling would have appealed to ...
תוכן
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 |
מונחים וביטויים נפוצים
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