Soiled Doves

By: Anne Seagraves
Soiled Doves tells of the grey world of
prostitution and the women who
participated in one of the oldest
professions. Colorful, if not socially
acceptable, these ladies of easy virtue
were a important part of the early West -
Wearing ruffled petticoats and fancy
bows, they were glamorous and plain,
good and bad and many were as wild as
the land they came to tame.

Women like "Molly b' Dam," Mattie Silks,
and "Chicago Joe" blended into the fabric
of the American Frontier with an easy
familiarity. Others, such as "Sorrel Mike,"
escaped through suicide, Lottie Johl
chose marriage and the Chinese slave
girls lived a life without hope.

Illustrated with rare photos, this book
provides a touching insight into the lives
of the ladies of the night.