Max Evans
Autore di Madam Millie: Bordellos from Silver City to Ketchikan
Sull'Autore
Max Evans was born on August 29, 1925 in Ropes, Texas. He was a writer and director. In addition to writing, his career included soldier in Europe in World War II, a cowboy, a miner, an artist, and a smuggler. His writing focused on "post-war transition of the American West." His best-known novel mostra altro was The Rounders, published in 1960. In 1965 it was made into a movie. The Hi Lo Country was published in 1962 and was made into a movie in 1998. His other books included Ol' Max Evans--The First Thousand Years, written with Slim Randles (an autobiography); Madam Millie: Bordellos from Silver City to Ketchikan (nonfiction); and Bluefeather Fellini, a collection of animal stories. His last novel was The King of Taos, published in June 2020. He published over 25 books and won multiple Spur, Wrangler, and Owen Wister awards. Max Evans died at the age of 95, on August 26, 2020. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Max Evans
Opere correlate
A Century of Great Western Stories-An Anthology of Western Fiction (2000) — Collaboratore — 104 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Sesso
- male
- Premi e riconoscimenti
- Saddleman Award (1990)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 36
- Opere correlate
- 5
- Utenti
- 253
- Popolarità
- #90,475
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 4
- ISBN
- 76
- Lingue
- 3
- Preferito da
- 1
Millie and her sister were orphans in the early 20th century after their parents died within a short time frame. Although, they were in and out of foster homes, they mostly managed to stay together. When Millie’s older sister Florence, got sick, it was suggested she head for someplace dry. They ended up in New Mexico, with Florence in a sanitorium and Millie needed to find a way to make enough money to pay for Florence’s care. It’s how Millie got into prostitution, and not long after, she started buying and running the whorehouses, herself. She married a number of times, but held on to those whorehouses, and added to them.
Millie was feisty, that’s for sure. She was also well-respected. And had a few brushes with the law. I’m not sure she was someone I would like, but it takes all kinds. She has lots of good stories. The book certainly kept my interest. Overall, it was good.… (altro)