Winner of the 2009 Gulf South Historical Association Book Award
When a priest suggested to one of the first governors of Louisiana that he banish all disreputable women to raise the colony's moral tone, the governor responded, "If I send away all the loose females, there will be no women left here at all." Primitive, mosquito infested, and disease ridden, early French colonial New Orleans offered few attractions to entice respectable women as residents. King Louis XIV of France solved the population problem in 1721 by emptying Paris's La Salpetriere prison of many of its most notorious prostitutes and convicts and sending them to Louisiana. Many of these women continued to ply their trade in New Orleans.
In Brothels, Depravity, and Abandoned Women, Judith Kelleher Schafer examines case histories from the First District Court of New Orleans and tells the engrossing story of prostitution in the city prior to the Civil War. Louisiana law did not criminalize the selling of sex until the Progressive Era, although the law forbade keeping a brothel. Police arrested individual public women on vague charges, for being "lewd and abandoned" or vagrants. The city's wealthy and influential landlords, some of whom made huge profits by renting their property as brothels, wanted their tenants back on the streets as soon as possible, and they often hired the best criminal attorneys to help release the women from jail. The courts, in turn, often treated these "public women" leniently, exacting small fines or sending them to the city's workhouse for a few months. As a result, prosecutors dropped almost all prostitution cases before trial.
Relying on previously unexamined court records and newly available newspaper articles, Schafer ably details the brutal and often harrowing lives of the women and young girls who engaged in prostitution. Some watched as gangs of rowdy men smashed their furniture; some endured beatings by their customers or other public women enraged by fits of jealousy; others were murdered. Schafer discusses the sexual exploitation of children, sex across the color line, violence among and against public women, and the city's feeble attempts to suppress the trade. She also profiles several infamous New Orleans sex workers, including Delia Swift, alias Bridget Fury, a flaming redhead with a fondness for stabbing men, and Emily Eubanks and her daughter Elisabeth, free women of color known for assaulting white women.
Although scholars have written much about prostitution in New Orleans' Storyville era, few historical studies on prostitution in antebellum New Orleans exist. Schafer's rich analysis fills this gap and offers insight into an intriguing period in the history of the "oldest profession" in the Crescent City."
Автор: Schafer III Gil Название: The Great American House: Tradition for the Way We Live Now ISBN: 0847838722 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780847838721 Издательство: Rizzoli Рейтинг: Цена: 5775.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Acclaimed architect Gil Schafer illustrates how he blends classical architecture, interior decoration, and landscape to create homes with a feeling of history. As a traditional architect, Gil Schafer specializes in building new "old" houses as well as renovating historic homes. His work takes the best of American historic and classical architecture--its detailed moldings and harmonious proportions--and updates it, retaining its character and detail while simultaneously reworking it to be more in tune with the way we live now--comfortable, practical, family-oriented. In his first book, Schafer covers the three essential cornerstones of creating a great traditional house: architecture, landscape, and decoration. He discusses the important interplay between the interior architecture and the fabrics, furniture, and wall treatments. In-depth profiles build on these essays, including Schafer's own new "old" house in the Hudson Valley; the renovation of a historic home in Nashville designed by Charles Platt in 1915; and the restoration of a magnificent 1843 Greek Revival mansion in Charleston.Filled with hundreds of interior and detail shots, The Great American House is an invaluable resource for anyone who loves old houses and traditional design.
Автор: Schafer Louis S. Название: American Submariners: Volume 1: Pre-Civil War ISBN: 1940750229 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781940750224 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 5449.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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American Submarines: Pre Civil War is a detailed historical perspective of American submarine inventors, beginning with Richard Norwood's Bermuda Tub during the 1630's and ending with George Henry Felt's of New York City, who designed a two-man submarine powered by a treadmill during the mid-1850's. The collection is primarily comprised of material never before published, including isolated library documents, out-of-print news media, and a number of personal diary excerpts, as well as a collection of photographs, blueprints, illustrations, and paintings. It is the first in a five-part series that encompasses America's submarine experience from the beginning to the present day.
Автор: Schafer Ed S. Louis S. Название: Directory of Grants in the Humanities ISBN: 0986035726 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780986035722 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 20684.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The importance of good communication between health professionals and patients has been well documented. This casebook/workbook helps students, faculty, and health care providers to assess and practice key interpersonal and health communication skills. It presents 45 communication scenarios for students to critique and rewrite in order to enhance the interpersonal relationships of participants.
Автор: Schafer, Kai Название: Worldrecords ISBN: 1912122138 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781912122134 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4290.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: WORLDRECORDS collects highlights from the photo series "worldrecords" where Schafer photographs the great albums of music history on classic turntables, presented on oversized prints.
Автор: H. Lavern Schafer Название: Maturing in Christ ISBN: 1609578384 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781609578381 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2895.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Schafer Ed S. Louis S. Название: Funding Sources for K-12 Education ISBN: 0984172564 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780984172566 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 11028.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Schafer Ed S. Louis S. Название: Directory of Biomedical and Health Care Grants ISBN: 0986035734 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780986035739 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 15167.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Original Personal pillarbox red organiser by Filofax is crafted from thick leather with a patent finish. Made in England, it has a simple construction, based on the style of the first Filofax personal organisers. Its iconic Filofax design features a bespoke button with a colour-matched gel-finish cap on the leather strap closure. Both the interior and exterior are made from thick leather. The left-hand interior cover features two credit card pockets, one vertical slip pocket, a multifunctional elastic holder and 2 elastic pen loops. The right-hand interior cover has a jot pad pocket and a vertical slip pocket. The Original Personal pillarbox red organiser comes complete with a selection of inserts and a week on two pages diary. The ring mechanism is 6 rings of 23mm to hold paper size 95mm x 171mm.
Описание: In this revised and expanded edition of Anna Kingsley’s remarkable life story, Daniel Schafer draws on new discoveries to prove true the longstanding rumors that Anna Madgigine Jai was originally a princess from the royal family of Jolof in Senegal. Captured from her homeland in 1806, she became first an American slave, later a slaveowner, and eventually a central figure in a free black community. Anna Kingsley’s story adds a dramatic chapter to the history of the South, the state of Florida, and the African diaspora.
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