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In the boomtowns of the Alaska-Yukon stampedes, where gold dust was common currency, the rarest commodity was an attractive woman, and her company could be costly. Author Lael Morgan takes you into the heart of the gold rush demimonde, that half world of prostitutes, dance hall girls, and entertainers who lived on the outskirts of polite society. Meet Dutch Kate Wilson, who pioneered many areas long before the respectable women who received credit for getting there first... ruthless heartbreakers Cad Wilson and Rose Blumkin... French Marie Larose, who auctioned herself off as a wife to the highest bidder ... Georgia Lee, who invested her earnings wisely and became one of the richest women in the North... and Edith Neile, called the Oregon Mare, famous for both her outlandish behavior and her softhearted generosity.
