I didn’t mean for my popular history book, Idaho Madams, to come out so close to my historical novel, Beautiful Ghost. But that is what happened. I am excited about Beautiful Ghost, and I’m excited about Idaho Madams. I love the cover. I love the covers of both books! Idaho Madams is due to be released March 3, 2023. Here is the description of Idaho Madams from the publisher, Farcountry Press:
Fur, silver, and gold first lured men to Idaho Territory. Women soon followed. And what women they were! Molly B’Damn, Peg Leg Annie, Spanish Belle, Lou Beevers, Diamond Tooth Lil—the names alone promised excitement and intrigue.
In fact, these madams led complex, turbulent lives. Meet Maggie Hall, a devout Catholic whose husband used her to pay off his gambling debts. Working as a prostitute, Maggie made her way west and, as Molly B’Damn, became the guardian angel of an Idaho mining camp. Or Annie McIntyre, a young girl among the prospectors and ne’er do wells of Rocky Bar who amassed a small fortune as the local madam only to lose it all—along with both her legs.
Idaho Madams uncovers the enigmatic and salacious lives of 30 women who ran brothels in the Gem State from the 1850s to the 1980s. Here are the hedonistic and sometimes heroic exploits of Effie Rogan, Jennie Girard, Nettie Bowen, Ginger Murphy, Dixie Colton, and Dot Allen, but also the unsung sagas of Carrie Young, Grace Freeman, Willow Herman, Hattie Carlton, and many more. As told by author Milana Marsenich, the stories of these women come alive with voluptuous detail, historical photographs, and the social context of the times.
Idaho Madams is due to be released March 3, 2023, which is just weeks away! And is available for preorder from Farcountry Press and from Amazon.
Madam Lou Beevers on the cover of Idaho Madams
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