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Contents Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 1. Selling Sex and the Law 17 2. “Disgusting Depravity”: Sex across the Color Line 31 3. The Sexual Exploitation of Children 47 4. Infamous Public Women 60 5. Larceny and Robbery among Prostitutes 74 6. Violent Lives 89 7. The Murder of a “Lewd and Abandoned Woman”: State of Louisiana v. Abraham Parker 108 8. Keeping a Brothel in Antebellum New Orleans 126 9. “An Ordinance Concerning Lewd and Abandoned Women” 145 Conclusion 155 Notes 159 Bibliography 187 Index 199 Illustrations follow page 59. R This page intentionally left blank ...
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