Selling Sex: 19th Century New York City Prostitution, Brothels and Sporting Culture

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In 19th century New York City, sex was for sale and it wasn’t hard to find it. Commodified sex was everywhere and available for any price. The years between roughly 1850 to about 1910 were the years that commercialized sex and vice in New York City were the most visible, the most prolific, and the most wild.

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Further Reading on 19th Century New York City Sex:
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George Chauncy. Gay New York: Gender, Urban Culture, and the Making of the Gay Male World, 1890-1940. Basic Books, 1995. http://amzn.to/2wtGhjM

Timothy Gilfoyle. City of Eros: New York City, Prostitution, and the Commercialization of Sex, 1790-1920. W. W. Norton & Company, 1994. http://amzn.to/2wtGhjM

Josie Washburn and Sharon E. Wood. The Underworld Sewer: A Prostitute Reflects on Life in the Trade, 1871-1909. Bison Books, 1997. http://amzn.to/2x1dK6P

Sharon E. Wood. The Freedom of the Streets: Work, Citizenship, and Sexuality in a Gilded Age City. The University of North Carolina Press, 2005. http://amzn.to/2vApigF