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Hell's Belles By Clark Secrest Summary
Hell’s Belles Review The book Hell’s Belles written by Clark Secrest is written to inform the reader about Sam Howe, one of Denver’s original police officers, prostitution, vice, and crime in the early ages of Denver, Colorado. The book starts with Secrest elaborating on Denver’s very first crime. Secrest then proceeds to explain, in detail, crimes, police officers, and prostitution. With all the detail, it is as if the reader could smell the whiskey on the old saloon floors, and here the sound of gunshots in the streets. Early Denver consisted of policemen who were often drunk on duty, prostitutes who sold themselves for a living, and gamblers who would do anything for money.
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