Saloons, Prostitutes, and Temperance in Alaska Territory

Saloons, Prostitutes, and Temperance in Alaska Territory by Catherine Holder Spude offers a vivid exploration of Skagway’s lively and often controversial frontier life from the 1897 gold rush through the advent of Prohibition in 1918. The book delves into the social dynamics between working-class men and middle-class women, highlighting how reform efforts shifted power and transformed the town’s moral landscape. Richly detailed, it provides an inside look at both the notorious dens of vice and the social upheaval that reshaped Skagway.