Spectacular Wickedness Sex, Race, and Memory in Storyville, New Orleans

Name: Spectacular Wickedness Sex, Race, and Memory in Storyville, New Orleans
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ISBN: 9780807150146

ISBN-10: 0807150142

ISBN-13: 9780807150146

Edition: 2013

Authors: Emily Epstein Landau

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From 1897 to 1917 the red-light district of Storyville commercialized and even thrived on New Orleans's longstanding reputation for sin and sexual excess. This notorious neighborhood, located just outside of the French Quarter, hosted a diverse cast of characters who reflected the cultural milieu and complex social structure of turn-of-the-century New Orleans, a city infamous for both prostitution and interracial intimacy. In particular, Lulu White--a mixed-race prostitute and madam--created an image of herself and marketed it profitably to sell sex with light-skinned women to white men of means. In Spectacular Wickedness, Emily Epstein Landau examines the social history of this famed…

Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: LSU Press
Publication date: 1/14/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 336
Size: 9.00" wide x 6.00" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 1.584
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Land of Dreams



The Promised Land of Harlotry



The Quadroon Connection



Public Rights and Public Women



Where the Light and Dark Folks Meet



Diamond Queen



The Last Stronghold of the Old Regime


Conclusion: Farewell to Storyville


Notes


Bibliography


Index