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Examines case histories from the First District Court of New Orleans and tells the engrossing story of prostitution in the city prior to the Civil War. Relying on previously unexamined court records and newspaper articles, Schafer ably details the brutal and often harrowing lives of the women and young girls who engaged in prostitution.

Brothels Depravity and Abandoned Women Illegal Sex in Antebellum New Orleans

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      Publisher: LSU Press
      Publication Date: 11/30/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780807137154, 978-0807137154
      ISBN10: 0807137154
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      Book Synopsis
      Examines case histories from the First District Court of New Orleans and tells the engrossing story of prostitution in the city prior to the Civil War. Relying on previously unexamined court records and newspaper articles, Schafer ably details the brutal and often harrowing lives of the women and young girls who engaged in prostitution.

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