Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. California Gold and Filthy Lucre; 2. Gold Fever as a Cure; 3. Husbands and Wives; 4. Numberless Highways to Fairy Grottos; 5. A Great and Perverse Paradise; Section of Illustrations; 6. California Is a Humbug; 7. Widows and Helpmates; 8. A Wild, Free, Disorderly, Grotesque Society; 9. The Prude Fails; 10. The End of the Flush Times; Conclusion; Notes; Index
Summary
California during the gold rush was a place of disputed claims, shoot-outs, gambling halls, and prostitution; a place populated by a rough and rebellious figure; a place that seems utterly unconnected to middle-class culture. This work challenges this stereotypical portrait
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