Bibliograph

Madam Belle, sex, money, and influence in a Southern brothel, Maryjean Wall

Type

Label

Madam Belle, sex, money, and influence in a Southern brothel, Maryjean Wall

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Madam Belle

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

876686171

Responsibility statement

Maryjean Wall

Sub title

sex, money, and influence in a Southern brothel

Summary

Belle Brezing made a major career move when she stepped off the streets of Lexington, Kentucky, and into Jennie Hill's bawdy house -- an upscale brothel run out of a former residence of Mary Todd Lincoln. At nineteen, Brezing was already infamous as a youth steeped in death, sex, drugs, and scandal. But it was in Miss Hill's "respectable" establishment that she began to acquire the skills, manners, and business contacts that allowed her to ascend to power and influence as an internationally known madam. In this revealing book, Maryjean Wall offers a tantalizing true story of vice and power

Table Of Contents

The elegant Miss Belle -- Civil war and home war -- A troubled youth -- A businesswoman whose business is men -- Networks of power -- A wealthy benefactor -- Lexington's exclusive mansion for men -- A uniquely powerful woman in a changing city -- Crackdown on vice -- A growing moral menace -- The passing of a legend

Target audience

adult

Classification