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

Title

Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch : the definitive account of the best little whorehouse / Jayme Lynn Blaschke.

Author

Blaschke, Jayme Lynn

Publication

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2016.
©2016

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Description

334 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

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. Through exclusive interviews with Milton, former government officials and reporters, Jayme Lynn Blaschke delivers a fascinating, revelatory view of the Ranch that illuminates the truth and lies that surround this iconic brothel.

Subject

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-328) and index.

ISBN

9781531698805
1531698808
1467135631
9781467135634

LCCN

2016934536

OCLC

ocn946693907
946693907
SCSB-9449766

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library