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 27
עמוד 111
... reform came up annually in every election in the late 1870s . In 1877 , the incumbent mayor , G. H. Day , was blamed by his opponent , J. F. Beall , and both major newspapers for the lawless nature of the city . However , the specter of ...
... reform came up annually in every election in the late 1870s . In 1877 , the incumbent mayor , G. H. Day , was blamed by his opponent , J. F. Beall , and both major newspapers for the lawless nature of the city . However , the specter of ...
עמוד 207
... reform targeted the wrong class of citizens . Instead of getting drunks off the street , round- ing up bawds and running tinhorn gamblers out of town , Beckham thought reform should start at the top by requiring city officials to be ...
... reform targeted the wrong class of citizens . Instead of getting drunks off the street , round- ing up bawds and running tinhorn gamblers out of town , Beckham thought reform should start at the top by requiring city officials to be ...
עמוד 219
... reform campaigns , and she would ride this one out , too . Broiles had turned the reins of municipal government over to W. S. Pendleton in the sweeping electoral changes of 1890. Under Pendleton and his immediate successors , the torch ...
... reform campaigns , and she would ride this one out , too . Broiles had turned the reins of municipal government over to W. S. Pendleton in the sweeping electoral changes of 1890. Under Pendleton and his immediate successors , the torch ...
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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