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An Open Secret: The Story of Deadwood’s Most Notorious Bordellos
Gold, gambling, guzzling booze as well as prostitution are all part of Deadwood, South Dakota’s history. In An Open Secret, Chris Enss and the Deadwood History Inc. folks have gathered stories from the bordellos of madams, soiled doves, and the men who visited them from Deadwood’s beginning in 1876 up until 1980 when Pam’s Purple Door and other houses of ill repute were closed for good. The book describes the poor working girls’ hard lives and some of their tragic ends. It relates how girls were tricked into the profession by evil Gem Theater owner Al Swearingen. Some madams such as Madame Moustache met tragic ends while others were fairly successful such as Poker Alice. An Open Secret reveals a sad facet of Deadwood’s past.
Bill Markley, Will Rogers Medallion Award Winner
