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Dell Burke was a political and economic influence on the frontier, but it didn''t happen overnight. Thrust into poverty by the untimely end of marriage, spirited Dell Burke pursued adventure and wealth. Alaskan gold and Montana copper mines enticed her. Later, oil strikes in Wyoming drew her to an infamous career as madam of the Yellow Hotel in Lusk, which spanned six decades from 1919-1978.



Table of Contents
Acknowledgements; Life and Times of Marie Fisher/Dell Burke; 1. The Innocent Years 1888-1912; 2. Gold Rush Days 1912-1918; 3. Oil Fever 1919-1929; 4. Rough Times on the Prairies 1929-1939; 5. War Years and Recovery 1940-1949; 6. A Frontier Town Grows Up 1950 - 1959; 7. Make Love Not War 1960-1969; 8. The End of an Era 1970-1980; 9. The Estate Sale 1981; 10. The Demise of the Yellow Hotel ; 11. Legends of Dell Burke; 12. Trinkets and Tributes; Notes

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      Publisher: TwoDot
      Publication Date: 11/1/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780762744398, 978-0762744398
      ISBN10: 0762744391

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Dell Burke was a political and economic influence on the frontier, but it didn''t happen overnight. Thrust into poverty by the untimely end of marriage, spirited Dell Burke pursued adventure and wealth. Alaskan gold and Montana copper mines enticed her. Later, oil strikes in Wyoming drew her to an infamous career as madam of the Yellow Hotel in Lusk, which spanned six decades from 1919-1978.



      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements; Life and Times of Marie Fisher/Dell Burke; 1. The Innocent Years 1888-1912; 2. Gold Rush Days 1912-1918; 3. Oil Fever 1919-1929; 4. Rough Times on the Prairies 1929-1939; 5. War Years and Recovery 1940-1949; 6. A Frontier Town Grows Up 1950 - 1959; 7. Make Love Not War 1960-1969; 8. The End of an Era 1970-1980; 9. The Estate Sale 1981; 10. The Demise of the Yellow Hotel ; 11. Legends of Dell Burke; 12. Trinkets and Tributes; Notes

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