Patriots, prostitutes, and spies : women and the Mexican-American War / John M. Belohlavek.

Author: Belohlavek, John M. author.

ImprintCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2017.

Description306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Note:Women, reform, and the US home front -- Soldaderas: Mexican women and the battlefield -- On the Santa Fe trail -- Profiles in courage: working women in Mexico -- Women editors report the war -- The Seorita as fantasy: the fan, the feet, and the rebozo -- Sensational literature: marital bliss, doomed relationships, and male redemption -- More voices of popular culture: music, poetry, and theater -- Conclusion.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-297) and index.

Note:Recommended in Resources for College Libraries.

This item has been checked out 0 time(s)
and currently has 0 hold request(s).