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Anne M. Butler is a member of the history faculty at
Gallaudet College in Washington, D.C.
Winner of a Golden Spur Award for Non-Fiction of the Western Writers of America, 1986. "It breaks new ground as the first extensive study of prostitutes in the post-Civil War American West. . . . Well written, rich in anecdote, amply documented, and handsomely illustrated, this book combines thoughtful interpretation, sensitivity, and meticulous scholarship."--Choice "Daughters of Joy will prove to be a gold mine of information, since the author's massive research makes the book a primary source as well as a thoughtful study of soiled doves on the frontier. . . . Butler has portrayed the stark realities of prostitution in the American West with sensitivity and insight. Her superb study is certain to become the standard work on the subject."--Southwest Review "A good revisionist history. The analysis is built on a careful examination of previously neglected data, and the author's conclusions mesh nicely with our changing view of how the West was really won."--Smithsonian "Daughters of Joy is scholarly in the best sense of the word."--Journal of the West
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