Minneapolis Madams

The Lost History of Prostitution on the Riverfront

af Penny A. Petersen

Sex, money, and politics—no, it\u2019s not a thriller novel. Minneapolis Madams is the surprising and riveting account of the Minneapolis red-light district and the powerful madams who ran it. Penny Petersen brings to life this nearly forgotten chapter of Minneapolis history, tracing the story of how these \u201chouses of ill fame\u201d rose to prominence in the late nineteenth century and then were finally shut down in the early twentieth century. In their heyday Minneapolis brothels were not o... (Læs mere)