02256cam a2200349 i 4500 385306210 TxAuBib 20190625120000.0 160225s2016||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016934536 9781467135634 1467135631 (OCoLC)946693907 TxAuBib rda Blaschke, Jayme Lynn,. Inside the Texas Chicken Ranch [book] : the definitive account of the best little whorehouse / Jayme Lynn Blaschke. Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2016. ©2016. 334 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier “[An] action-packed history of the brothel that inspired the Broadway play and film The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas and the ZZ Top hit ‘La Grange’” (The New York Post). Thanks to its status as a pop culture icon, many people think they know the story of the infamous Chicken Ranch. The real story of this Texas brothel is more complex, lying somewhere between heartbreaking and absurd. For more than a century, dirt farmers and cigar-smoking 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. Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-328) and index. 20190625. Prostitution Texas La Grange History. Brothels Texas La Grange History. La Grange (Tex.) History. Fayette County (Tex.) History. Chicken Ranch (La Grange, Tex.) History. FLSCP