Behind Brothel Doors chronicles the history of the nineteenth-century sex work industry in the Great... more

As settlements and civilization moved West to follow the lure of mineral wealth and the trade of the... more

The lives of working girls and madams like Bodie’s famous Rosa May and the gambler Madame Moustache,... more

While settlers were drawn out West by the often empty promises of the Gold Rush, prostitution grew a... more

As more and more pioneers braved the harsh, unforgiving conditions of moving West, prostitution grew... more

The Centennial State had its share of working girls and madams like Mattie Silks and Jennie Rogers w... more

Arizona and New Mexico each had their share of working girls and madams like Sara Bowman and Dona Tu... more

Arizona remained a raw, rather uncivilized territory before it became one of the last states to ente... more

conman-turned-Roosevelt confidante Ben Daniels, the district played host to a cast of capricious characters. Join author Jan MacKell Collins...... more

forgotten. Join Jan MacKell Collins and discover the booming history, lost towns and hardy settlers of Teller County....... more

For more than 140 years, the Hash Knife brand has intrigued Western history lovers. From its rough-a... more