The Underworld Sewer: A Prostitute Reflects on Life in the Trade, 1871-1909 by Washburn, Josie
The Underworld Sewer: A Prostitute Reflects on Life in the Trade, 1871-1909 by Washburn, Josie

The Underworld Sewer: A Prostitute Reflects on Life in the Trade, 1871-1909

For twenty years Josie Washburn lived and worked in houses of prostitution. She spent the last twelve...
HK$298.49
HK$298.49
SKU: 9780803297975
Product Type: Books
Please hurry! Only 708 left in stock
Author: Josie Washburn
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Subtotal: $298.49
The Underworld Sewer: A Prostitute Reflects on Life in the Trade, 1871-1909 by Washburn, Josie

The Underworld Sewer: A Prostitute Reflects on Life in the Trade, 1871-1909

$298.49
The Underworld Sewer: A Prostitute Reflects on Life in the Trade, 1871-1909 by Washburn, Josie

The Underworld Sewer: A Prostitute Reflects on Life in the Trade, 1871-1909

$298.49
Author: Josie Washburn
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
For twenty years Josie Washburn lived and worked in houses of prostitution. She spent the last twelve as the madam of a moderately fancy brothel in Lincoln, Nebraska. After retiring in 1907 and moving to Omaha, she turned to "throwing a searchlight on the underworld," including the "cribs" of Nebraska's largest city. The Underworld Sewer, based on her own experience in the profession, blazes with a kind of honesty unavailable to more conventional moral reformers. Originally published in 1909, The Underworld Sewer asks why "the social evil" is universally considered necessary or inevitable. Washburn minces no words in exposing the conditions that perpetuate prostitution: the greed and graft of landlords, pimps, alcohol vendors, dope dealers, police officers, city administrators, and politicians; the competition for circulation by sensation-seeking newspapers; the indifference or intolerance of law-abiding, church-going citizens; the false modesty that prevents family discussion of venereal disease; the double standard that allows men to indulge their sexuality but punishes women who do so. Sharon Wood is an assistant professor of history at the University of Chicago.

Author: Josie Washburn
Publisher: Bison
Published: 11/01/1997
Pages: 350
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.24w x 0.81d
ISBN: 9780803297975

About the Author
Sharon Wood is an assistant professor of history at the University of Chicago.


This title is not returnable
Shipping & Return

Returns Policy

You may return most new, unopened items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. We'll also pay the return shipping costs if the return is a result of our error (you received an incorrect or defective item, etc.).

You should expect to receive your refund within four weeks of giving your package to the return shipper, however, in many cases you will receive a refund more quickly. This time period includes the transit time for us to receive your return from the shipper (5 to 10 business days), the time it takes us to process your return once we receive it (3 to 5 business days), and the time it takes your bank to process our refund request (5 to 10 business days).

If you need to return an item, simply login to your account, view the order using the "Complete Orders" link under the My Account menu and click the Return Item(s) button. We'll notify you via e-mail of your refund once we've received and processed the returned item.

Shipping

We can ship to virtually any address in the world. Note that there are restrictions on some products, and some products cannot be shipped to international destinations.

When you place an order, we will estimate shipping and delivery dates for you based on the availability of your items and the shipping options you choose. Depending on the shipping provider you choose, shipping date estimates may appear on the shipping quotes page.

Please also note that the shipping rates for many items we sell are weight-based. The weight of any such item can be found on its detail page. To reflect the policies of the shipping companies we use, all weights will be rounded up to the next full pound.

Review

Related Products

Example product title
HK$298.49
HK$298.49
Example product title
HK$298.49
HK$298.49
Example product title
HK$298.49
HK$298.49
Example product title
HK$298.49
HK$298.49
Example product title
HK$298.49
HK$298.49
Example product title
HK$298.49
HK$298.49
Example product title
HK$298.49
HK$298.49
Example product title
HK$298.49
HK$298.49
Example product title
HK$298.49
HK$298.49
Example product title
HK$298.49
HK$298.49

Recently Viewed Products