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Madam Belle

Wall, Maryjean.

Madam Belle sex, money, and influence in a Southern brothel / [electronic resource] : Maryjean Wall. - Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2014] - 1 online resource (pages cm) - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The elegant Miss Belle -- Civil war and home war -- A troubled youth -- A businesswoman whose business is men -- Networks of power -- A wealthy benefactor -- Lexington's exclusive mansion for men -- A uniquely powerful woman in a changing city -- Crackdown on vice -- A growing moral menace -- The passing of a legend.

9780813147086 0813147085


Brezing, Belle, 1860-1940.


Brothels--Kentucky--Lexington.
Prostitutes--Biography.--Kentucky--Lexington


Electronic books.

HQ146.L6 / W35 2014

306.74092 B