Idaho Madams
By Milana Marsenich
Book Summary
Fur, silver, and gold first lured men to Idaho Territory.
Women soon followed. And what women they were! Molly B'Damn, Peg Leg Annie,
Spanish Belle, Lou Beevers, Diamond Tooth Lil—the names alone promised
excitement and intrigue.
In fact, these madams led complex, turbulent lives. Meet
Maggie Hall, a devout Catholic whose husband used her to pay off his gambling
debts. Working as a prostitute, Maggie made her way west and, as Molly B'Damn,
became the guardian angel of an Idaho mining camp. Or Annie McIntyre, a young
girl among the prospectors and ne'er do wells of Rocky Bar who amassed a small
fortune as the local madam only to lose it all—along with both her legs.
Idaho Madams uncovers the enigmatic and salacious lives of
30 women who ran brothels in the Gem State from the 1850s to the 1980s. Here
are the hedonistic and sometimes heroic exploits of Effie Rogan, Jennie Girard,
Nettie Bowen, Ginger Murphy, Dixie Colton, and Dot Allen, but also the unsung
sagas of Carrie Young, Grace Freeman, Willow Herman, Hattie Carlton, and many
more. As told by author Milana Marsenich, the stories of these women come alive
with voluptuous detail, historical photographs, and the social context of the
times.
Publisher: Farcountry Press (March 3, 2023)
Print length: 160
pages
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About the Author
Award winning author, Milana Marsenich lives in Northwest
Montana near Flathead Lake at the base of the beautiful Mission Mountains. She
enjoys quick access to the mountains and has spent many hours hiking the
wilderness trails with friends and dogs. For the past 20 years she has worked
as a mental health therapist in a variety of settings. As a natural listener
and a therapist, she has witnessed amazing generosity and courage in others.
She first witnessed this in her hometown of Butte, Montana, a mining town with
a rich history and the setting for Copper Sky, her first novel.
Copper Sky was chosen as a Spur Award finalist for Best
Western Historical Novel in 2018. Her second novel, The Swan Keeper, was a
Willa Award finalist in 2019. Her short story, Wild Dogs, won the Laura Award
for short fiction in 2020.
She has an M.Ed. in Mental Health Counseling from Montana
State University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Montana.
She has previously published in Montana Quarterly, Big Sky Journal, The
Polishing Stone, The Moronic Ox, BookGlow, and Feminist Studies. She has four
published novels, Copper Sky, The Swan Keeper, Beautiful Ghost, and Shed Girl,
and one popular history book, Idaho Madams. Her popular history book, Mary
MacLane: Butte’s Wild Woman and her Wooden Heart, will be out sometime in 2025.
You can follow the author at:
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