Upstairs Girls: Prostitution in the American West [Paperback]

Michael Rutter (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 120 pages
• Publisher: Farcountry Press; Regular Print/Single Titl edition (September 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560373571
• ISBN-13: 978-1560373575
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,680 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Upstairs Girls: Prostitution in the American West, September 30, 2008

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B.H. "B.H." (Texas, USA) - See all my reviews

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Excellent book, could not put it down. I highly recommend this book if you are interested in the Old West Time period and History. The author gives you facts and background information that others writing about this period do not. Mr. Rutter answers those interesting questions that you would not out-right ask and other authors would not reach into the depths to answer. I have not read another book about this era that could compare to this one. Interesting and highly informative, a great read. Also packed with great pictures.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting and well written, January 22, 2010

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R. Upton (New Zealand) - See all my reviews
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This book is very interesting and well written. Its easy to read and a book you can pick up and read in parts at your own rate of speed. Extremely interesting and gets you mind thinking of the things you don't see of the West in movies and TV. A very realistic look of a subject that has been glorified in current day and a reminder of of what life was like in the past not only in the West and USA but also in the rest of the world in the same time period.
A good study of life from all angles.
Highly recommend read.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Great Information But Poorly Written, January 23, 2011

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Violette Starowicz "Book and Research Junkie" (Queens NY) - See all my reviews
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I really wanted to love this book since I am completely fascinated by the subject matter. It just did not happen. The author seems to be a fan of Old West folklore and that passion comes across to the reader but that enthusiasm does not make up for poor writing and organization of the text. At times, the book was highly repetitive and too one-sided. This is a history book yet the author uses such statements along the lines of "It is obvious to people that..." or "As any student of history should know..." A personal pet peeve was the misspelling of actress Lillie Langtry's first name as "Lily."

I wouldn't cast the book completely aside and actually did recommend it to a few of my friends. I learned a lot and found it to be an interesting read - but that was only after I got past the writing.