Jayme Lynn Blaschke - INSIDE THE TEXAS CHICKEN RANCH

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Tuesday, August 23, 2016 - 7:00pm
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2421 Bissonnet Street
Houston, TX 77005
Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch: The Definitive Account of the Best Little Whorehouse (Landmarks) By Jayme Lynn Blaschke Cover Image
$24.99
ISBN: 9781467135634
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Published: History Press - August 1st, 2016

Thanks to the classic Dolly Parton film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and ZZ Top’s ode “La Grange,” many people think they know the story of the infamous Chicken Ranch. The reality is more complex, lying somewhere between heartbreaking and absurd. For more than a century, dirt farmers and big-cigar politicians alike rubbed shoulders at the Chicken Ranch, operated openly under the sheriff’s watchful eye. Madam Edna Milton and her girls ran a tight, discreet ship that the God-fearing people of La Grange tolerated if not outright embraced. That is, until a secret conspiracy enlisted an opportunistic reporter to bring it all crashing down on primetime television. Through exclusive interviews with Milton, former government officials and reporters, Jayme Lynn Blaschke delivers a fascinating, revelatory view of the Ranch that illuminates the truth and lies that surround this iconic brothel.