Hell's Half Acre: The Life and Legend of a Red-Light District

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"All descriptions agree that hell's half acre formed an exceedingly lively ... portion of the city." -B. B. Paddock, 1922 NUMBER 9, CHISHOLM TRAIL SERIES HIELL'S The Life and Legend HALIF of a Red-Light District ACRIE Richard F. Selcer Fort Worth: Texas Christian University Press Copyright © 1991, Richard F. Selcer Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Puhlication Data Selcer, Richard F. Hell's half acre: life and legend of a red-light district / by Richard F. Selcer. p. cm.-(Chisholm Trail series: no. 9) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-87565-086-4: $24. 95.-ISBN 0-87565-088-0 (pbk.): $15.95 I. Fort Worth (Tex. )-History. 2. Fort Worth (Tex. )-Social conditions . 3. ProstitLltion-Texas-Fort Worth-History. 4. Violence-Texas-Fort Worth-History. I. Title. II. Series. F394.F7S45 1991 976.4'5315-dc20 91-6380 C1P Cover illustration and map on Pl'. x-xi are by James R. Spurlock. ...