A lively compendium of naughty ladies--some by choice, a vast majority by circumstance. They took hold of the Old West and by and large bent it to their will. Prostitutes, madams, and gamblers fill these pages, and each and every story is bold, straightforward, and understanding. There are some proofreading errors.

This is differently a book for mature people. The women here were subjected to a life of struggle due to what was thrown their way in the 1800’s. Some were orphaned, widowed and such had to make a living by any means in that time period. What was okay for men is still looked down in our society and if they owned a saloon, brothel, or robed they were not looked at or glamorized like the male cater parts. Some of the stories I had heard about before, Big Nose Kate, Belle Star. But Libby Thompson “Squirrel Tooth Alice”, and Jennie Rodgers, to name a few I had not. There are more from San Francisco, to Denver, the Black Hills, and Texas. Overall I found this book to be interesting and well written.