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Spectacular wickedness : sex, race, and memory in Storyville, New Orleans

Author
Landau, Emily Epstein, 1969-
Title
Spectacular wickedness : sex, race, and memory in Storyville, New Orleans / Emily Epstein Landau.
Format
Book
Published
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2013.
Description
xv, 310 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-294) and index.
Contents
  • Introduction : land of dreams
  • The promised land of harlotry
  • The quadroon connection
  • Public rights and public women
  • Where the light and dark folks meet
  • Diamond queen
  • The last stronghold of the old regime
  • Conclusion : farewell to Storyville.
Kinsey subjects
Prostitution history--New Orleans--20th century. Brothels--New Orleans--20th century.
ISBN
9780807150146 (cloth : alk. paper) 0807150142 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780807150153 (pdf) 0807150150 (pdf) 9780807150160 (epub) 0807150169 (epub) 9780807150177 (mobi) 0807150177 (mobi)

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Library
Blmgtn - Kinsey Institute Library (by appointment only)
Call Number
380.5 L26 s6 2013
Location
Auxiliary Library Facility - Kinsey Institute