Primrose Path: A Biblical-Sociological Study of the Ladies of the Evening in Civil War Richmond and Washington, DC - Paperback

by Thomas P. Lowry (Author)

An annotated roster of all known prostitutes in the capitals of the United State of America and the Confederate States of America during the Civil War, with discussion. Includes sociolgy and Biblical injunctions, one in Greek. The only book to cover prostitution in both Civil War capitals.

Author Biography

The author retired after forty years of medical practice. Academic title: Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, University of California at San Francisco. Since 1995 he has published eighteen books of history, including World War Two, Lewis and Clark, and the Civil War. He lives in Virginia.