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Operating just outside of Houston for 130 years, the Chicken Ranch was probably the oldest continually active brothel in America. Now readers can leam all about it: its long and often lurid history, the countless colorful characters who worked there, were its clients, its enemies, or its supporters.

The book has all the verve and vivaciousness of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, the hit Broadway play about events at the Chicken Ranch. It is a ribald, rousing, and witty account of thirteen decades of social change as revealed in the unguarded moments and most personal behavior of people of all sorts -- at their best and their worst.

From its founding in 1844 to its closing in 1974 after a stormy media battle, the Chicken Ranch assumed an almost legendary reputation in the Southwest. It was in the naughty dreams of every Texas schoolboy, and it was part of the naughtier reality of the many politicians who slept there.

Author Jan Hutson provides a close-up view of a gallery of American personalities. There are the madams: Mrs. Swine, Miss Jessie, Edna Milton, and others. There is the sheriff, Jim Flournoy, who fought to keep the Ranch open (and thus keep vice controlled), battling against television reporter Marvin Zindler, who wanted to close it down (while bringing his ratings up). The descriptions of these and other men and women involved with the Chicken Ranch make unforgettable reading.

The Chicken Ranch is a fascinating cross section of American life. It is the enormously human, inescapably humorous story of the habits, hangups, hatreds, loves, and lives of real people. It is not only exciting, intriguing, and entertaining -- it is true.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B079J6ZGGP
Publisher ‏ : ‎ iUniverse (October 9, 2000)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 9, 2000
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 749 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 120 pages
Reviewer: Kerry
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: This book was so cool!
Review: This book was so cool! The fact that it was in great condition and from the '80s was amazing.The book storyline itself was so interesting. Loved this purchase! Will display once I am done with it!

Reviewer: Bailor
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Chicken Ranch
Review: Concise and filled with information. If you get tired of Hollywood embellishments, the truth is a lot more entertaining. Easyand fun to read.

Reviewer: Amazon Customer
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: I enjoyed it.
Review: very interesting story of a little slice of texas lore. sorry i missed it. Short quick read. I enjoyed it.

Reviewer: Deuces two you
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: If you are a dolly fan, this tells the back story of her role
Review: Easy read, lots of inside information and pictures of the ruins.

Reviewer: Lavender
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Interesting but poorly edited
Review: Interesting and I enjoyed the photos but it was poorly edited

Reviewer: Carla goodlett
Rating: 1.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Boring
Review: Boring

Reviewer: Diana B. Wilde
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good research item for the show!
Review: Arrived promptly, well-packaged. Purchased as a gift for the music director of our production of the musical. It was good for background on the real story behind the show.

Reviewer: Casey B Paradies
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Good
Review: Definitely written for tourists to La Grange but had some interesting insight to the history of the Chicken Ranch, though I would say not an academic source. More meat and potatoes.