The Civil War Bawdy Houses of Washington, D.C.
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (951 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1887901140 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 100 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A interesting look inside the Federal Capital during the CW" according to A Customer. Here's just three sample reviews of this fine text and outstanding 2byA interesting look inside the Federal Capital during the CW Here's just three sample reviews of this fine text and outstanding 2by3' map "Following his book, The Story The Soldier's Wouldn't Tell, about sex during the Civil War, Tom Lowry focuses here on a small area of central Washington, DC during the Civil War. Close to the heart of government lay this hot bed of vice and prostitution, catering largely to the military. Fascinating reading." John Bancroft, M.D., Director, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University "With this book o. ' map "Following his book, The Story The Soldier's Wouldn't Tell, about sex during the Civil War, Tom Lowry focuses here on a small area of central Washington, DC during the Civil War. Close to the heart of government lay this hot bed of vice and prostitution, catering largely to the military. Fascinating reading." John Bancroft, M.D., Director, Kinsey Institute, Indiana University "With this book o. A Customer said Tom Lowry has done it again!. Tom Lowry has done it again! With this book on the Bordellos of Washington, D.C., during the Civil War, he has presented insights into a previously neglected aspect of the great conflict, which touched not only active-duty soldiers but also long-retired veterans. The usual description of 1861-1865 Washington portrays muddy roads, confusion, and men hurrying along the streets. Now we know where at least some of them were going!This book will interest not only Civil War b. A concise, open-minded, and lucid look at the vice district A concise, open-minded, and lucid look at the vice district of Mr. Lincoln's City, where even the pressure of war could not change the hierarchies of power and the ordering of class, of race, and of gender. This is a scholar's illuminating look at the difficult questions about America's future which emerged in those sin-sodded streets. Future studies of this neglected subject will have a difficult time matching Dr. Tom Lowry's compassion, coherence, and class.Benedict R
The public and governmental attitudes of a century ago toward "working girls" and their patrons were dramatically different than what we see today. has to be one of the most unique, unusual, and yet historically accurate books ever written on the American Civil War experience. "The foldout map is an important documentation of a side of Washington that is ignored." CIVIL WAR NEWS."The map of Washington DC whorehouses would have been of considerable interest and value to a healthy male in 1865." CIVIL WAR COURIER"On a scale of one to ten, we rate Dr.Lowry's book at 8.5 scalpels." JOURNAL OF CIVIL WAR MEDICINEThe Civil War Bawdy Houses of Washington, D. C. Yet t
The great value is in the 24 by 36 inch map showing the exact location of dozens of wartime bordellos and the number of "girls" therein.. Sadly the camera men seem to have avoided the capital's redlight district. The text of the book is mainly photographs
. All these experiences prepared me to have an open mind regarding Victorian foibles. Not to mention the depressions of suburbia. The book is one entry into a vast catalog of previously neglected areas of Civil War sociology. In the present day, my work has included inmates of San Quentin's death row, sexually worried middle class couples, two psychotic one-star generals, del