{"product_id":"ten-shades-of-red-9798994739006","title":"Ten Shades of Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eBehind Telluride's postcard beauty lies a past lit by red lanterns, whispered secrets, and women who lived boldly in the shadows. \u003cem\u003e10 Shades of Red\u003c\/em\u003e pulls back the curtain on the town's forgotten red-light district and the women who shaped it-women remembered as much for their grit and generosity as for their scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on firsthand memories, newspaper accounts, photographs, and oral histories, Sharon Albin tells the stories of Telluride's \"Shady Ladies\" with honesty, compassion, and remarkable detail. These were not caricatures or curiosities, but entrepreneurs, caregivers, survivors, and community builders who quietly supported charities, fed the hungry, nursed the sick, and stood first in line when disaster struck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet against the backdrop of mining booms, fires, floods, prohibition, and the slow fading of the old West, \u003cem\u003e10 Shades of Red\u003c\/em\u003e explores the complicated social contracts between men and women, respectability and survival, visibility and silence. From legendary madams and notorious cribs to brothel tokens and unspoken rules every man knew, the book reveals a world far more structured-and humane-than polite society ever admitted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Telluride changed and the last train departed, an era came to a close. \u003cem\u003e10 Shades of Red\u003c\/em\u003e is both a tribute and a reckoning, preserving voices that history tried to forget and reminding us that the town's story was never black and white-it lived in many shades of red.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-18402103\"\u003eSharon Albin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shady Lady Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 156\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.42d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994739006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC059000\"\u003eProstitution \u0026amp; Sex Trade\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036040\"\u003eUnited States | 19th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Shady Lady Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49687600398573,"sku":"9798994739006","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_9fc64e0e-c1de-4eb1-a144-d5f31a577085.jpg?v=1774024447","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/ten-shades-of-red-9798994739006","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}