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Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch : the definitive account of the best little whorehouse /

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"Thanks to the classic Dolly Parton film THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS and ZZ Top's ode "La Grange," many people think they know the story of the infamous Chicken Ranch. The reality is more complex, lying somewhere between heartbreaking and absurd. For more than a century,...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blaschke, Jayme Lynn (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2023.
Edition:Revised, expanded and updated.
Subjects:
Prostitution > Texas > La Grange > History.
Brothels > Texas > La Grange > History.
La Grange (Tex.) > History.
Fayette County (Tex.) > History.
Chicken Ranch (La Grange, Tex.) > History.
Brothels.
Prostitution.
Texas > La Grange.
History.
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Summary:"Thanks to the classic Dolly Parton film THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS and ZZ Top's ode "La Grange," many people think they know the story of the infamous Chicken Ranch. The reality is more complex, lying somewhere between heartbreaking and absurd. For more than a century, dirt farmers and big-cigar politicians alike rubbed shoulders at the Chicken Ranch, operated openly under the sheriff's watchful eye. Madam Edna Milton and her girls ran a tight, discreet ship that the God-fearing people of La Grange tolerated if not outright embraced. That is, until a secret conspiracy enlisted an opportunistic reporter to bring it all crashing down on primetime television. Drawn from exclusive interviews and expanded with newly uncovered information, Jayme Lynn Blaschke's revelatory exposition of the Ranch illuminates the truth and lies surrounding this iconic brothel."--Back cover.
Physical Description:351 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical reference (pages 307-344) and index.
ISBN:1467153931
9781467153935