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Nell Kimball; Her Life As an
American Madam
by: Nell Kimball (arranged
by Stephen Longstreet)
genre: Biographies & Memoirs
We found this book really interesting!
Well, there are some strong words (stronger than the one you can
find in Achille's "s**t happens" page), due to the fact that the book speaks
of brothels... But once you know that you can find these 10 words
(not much more) every now and then (not every row as you can find
that word in Achille's page, not even every page...), than we
think you can like the book; if you like to read
"historical" books, of course. The book begins in 1850
and ends in 1917, and you can read of the life in St. Louis, New
Orleans, New York and S.Francisco in those years. The real and
uncensored life of "well-off but not rich" people (as
the Author says at the end of the book), and male people of
course! But in those years there were males ruling, as females
had few choices: as a wife, as a dressmaker, or as a
prostitute...
(this review is ©1998 Amazon.com)
Click here to order Nell
Kimball; Her Life As an American Madam only available through Amazon.com (US)!
Nell Kimball's book is out of print, but Amazon.com can help you find it. Anyway, we can suggest you some other books by Stephen Longstreet we think you can like:
Lower
Than Angels: A Memoir of War & Peace
by: Stephen Longstreet
(Designer), W.W.Windstaff
genre: Biographies & Memoirs, History
Read this review by Liz Masnik.
Damaged by war, looking for solace
and overrun with hormones, W.W. Windstaff (or so he calls
himself) is a casual observer to post WWI city life. His text is
real and alive. His words carry a soft cynicism and lyric but
brutal honesty. We never know his name. Doesn't matter, he has
the versatility one learns from desperation. He is anybody from
nerve racked fighter pilot to well kept whore. His simple and
natural character brings to light the humanity behind the images
surrounding him--Hemingway is a whining brute with a gift for
terse prose, Gertrude Stein an over ambitious skirt chaser, and
his best friend can't remember how to grow up. Windstaff's
writing is real and conversational. I can almost imagine a gruff
but still handsome older man leaning in front of me, his hand
creeping up my knee, whispering,"This is how it is". He
likes truth. Wandering Europe, giving in to base sex and good
alcohol, he still keeps his guard-avoiding the artistic lif! e
but unable to resist those that create it. He is a drunk with a
reality fix, sick of the superficial city but believing in the
moral to any story. Yet,through all his dirty, backhand and
heroic experiences he maintains an innocence I admire. This is
the man women want to change,never do and love them more for
their stubborness. This book is above all dignified. No wonder
God chose us over the angels.
(this review is ©1998 Amazon.com)
| Edition | Amazon.com (US) | Amazon.co.uk (UK) |
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| Hardcover | hardcover edition through Amazon.com | hardocver edition through Amazon.co.uk |
War Cries on Horseback
by: Stephen Longstreet
Click here to purchase War Cries on Horseback only
available through Amazon.com
(US)!
Canvas Falcons
by: Stephen Longstreet
genre: History
Click here to purchase Canvas Falcons only available
through Amazon.co.uk
(UK)!
Century on Wheels: Story of
Studebaker, a History, 1852-1952
by: Stephen Longstreet
Click here to purchase Century on Wheels: Story of Studebaker... only available through Amazon.co.uk (UK)!
Indian Wars of Great Plains
by: Stephen Longstreet
genre: History
Click here to purchase Indian Wars of Great Plains only
available through Amazon.co.uk
(UK)!
Magic Trumpets : The Story
of Jazz for Young People
by: Stephen Longstreet
Click here to purchase Magic Trumpets : The Story of Jazz for Young People only available through Amazon.co.uk (UK)!
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