
Prostitution, Polygamy and Power
Salt Lake City, 1847-1918
Jeffrey Nichols(Author)
University of Illinois Press
Published on 1. October 2002
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-0-252-02768-0 (ISBN)
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Description
After the transcontinental railroad opened Utah to large-scale emigration and market capitalism, hundreds of women in Salt Lake City began to sell sex for a living, and a few earned small fortunes. Businessmen and politicians developed a financial stake in prostitution, which was regulated by both Mormon and gentile officials. In this book, Jeffrey Nichols examines how prostitution became a focal point in the moral contest between Mormons and gentiles and aided in the construction of gender systems, moral standards, and the city's physical and economic landscapes.
Reviews / Votes
"Professor Jeffrey Nichols has adeptly told this important and long-overdue history. His definitive history of Salt Lake prostitution belongs alongside the works of Anne Butler, Paula Petrik, and Mary Murphy." Montana, the Magazine of Western HistoryMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Baltimore
United States
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Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
570 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-252-02768-0 (9780252027680)
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08/2008
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Person
Jeffrey Nichols is an associate professor of history at Westminster College in Salt Lake City.